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1. (n.) thyrsus
a staff tipped with a pine cone and sometimes twined with ivy leaves, borne by Dionysus and his votaries.
Etymology: (1585–95; < L < Gk thýrsos plant stem, thyrsus)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) thyrse, thyrsus
a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose
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1. (noun) thyrsus
a staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone, or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic rites
2. (noun) thyrsus
a species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. thyrsus
an attribute of Dionysus, being a staff or spear entwined with ivy leaves and a cone at the top; carried by the devotees of the god on festive occasions; the cone was presumed to cover the spear point, a wound from which was said to cause madness.
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