Thyrse

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thyrse \Thyrse\ (th[~e]rs), n. [Cf. F. thyrse.]
     A thyrsus.
     [1913 Webster] Thyrsoid

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  thyrse
       n : a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut)
           in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are
           cymose [syn: {thyrsus}]
       [also: {therses} (pl)]