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thyrse

[ thurs ]
/ θɜrs /
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noun Botany.
a compact branching inflorescence, as of the lilac, in which the main axis is indeterminate and the lateral axes are determinate.
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Also thyrsus.

Origin of thyrse

1595–1605; <French <Latin thyrsusthyrsus

Words nearby thyrse

thyrotoxicosis, thyrotrophic, thyrotropin, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, thyroxine, thyrse, thyrsoid, thyrsus, thysanopteran, thysanopteron, thysanuran
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British Dictionary definitions for thyrse

thyrse

thyrsus (ˈθɜːsəs)

/ (θɜːs) /
noun plural thyrses or thyrsi (ˈθɜːsaɪ)
botany a type of inflorescence, occurring in the lilac and grape, in which the main branch is racemose and the lateral branches cymose

Derived forms of thyrse

thyrsoid, adjective

Word Origin for thyrse

C17: from French: thyrsus
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Scientific definitions for thyrse

thyrse
[ thûrs ]
A dense inflorescence in which the side branches end in cymes, as in the lilac. Also called thyrsus See more at inflorescence.
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