THYRSUS


Meaning of THYRSUS in English

n. (pl. thyrsi) 1 Gk & Rom. Antiq. a staff tipped with an ornament like a pine-cone, an attribute of Bacchus. 2 Bot. an inflorescence as in lilac, with the primary axis racemose and the secondary axis cymose.

[ L f. Gk thursos ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.