THYRSUS


Meaning of THYRSUS in English

/therr"seuhs/ , n. , pl. thyrsi /-suy/ .

1. Bot. a thyrse.

2. Gk. Antiq. a staff tipped with a pine cone and sometimes twined with ivy and vine branches, borne by Dionysus and his votaries.

[ 1585-95; thýrsos Bacchic staff, stem of plant ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .