THYRSUS (thyrsi)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: thyrsi   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does thyrsus mean? 

• THYRSUS (noun)
  The noun THYRSUS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: THYRSUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THYRSUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

thyrse; thyrsus

Hypernyms ("thyrsus" is a kind of...):

flower cluster (an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers)