thyrse

[ thurs ]

noun

, Botany.

1. a compact branching inflorescence, as of the lilac, in which the main axis is indeterminate and the lateral axes are determinate.

thyrse

/ ˈθɜːsəs; θɜːs /

noun

1. botany a type of inflorescence, occurring in the lilac and grape, in which the main branch is racemose and the lateral branches cymose

thyrse

/ thûrs /

1. A dense inflorescence in which the side branches end in cymes, as in the lilac.
2. Also called thyrsus
3. See more at inflorescence

Derived Forms

• ˈthyrsoid, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thyrse¹

1595–1605; < French < Latin thyrsus thyrsus

Word History and Origins

Origin of thyrse¹

C17: from French: thyrsus

Example Sentences

Flowers in a compound thyrse, very fragrant; pedicels mostly umbellate-clustered.

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The shy bud hesitateth still To show the secret thyrse of white.

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Thyrse or Thyrsus, a compact and pyramidal panicle of cymes or cymules, 79.

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