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thyrsus

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈθɜːsəs/Part of speech nounSorted hrsstuyStarts with TEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos). Doublet of thyrse, torse, and torso.

Used in a sentence

  • 1882, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Poet's Calendar In my hand I bear / The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine.
  • As good to grow on graves / As twist about a thyrsus.
  • The champagne was done, and she upturned the bottle to hold it like a thyrsus.

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