Thyrse

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A dense, paniclelike flower cluster, as of the lilac, in which the lateral branches terminate in cymes.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A type of inflorescence; a compact panicle having an obscured main axis and cymose subaxes
  • n. A thyrsus
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A thyrsus.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as thyrsus, 1.
  • n. In botany, a contracted or ovate panicle, being a mixed or compound form of inflorescence in which the primary ramification is centripetal and the secondary or ultimate is centrifugal.
  • n. A small earthenware vessel, of a form resembling that of a pine-cone, especially such a vessel of ancient make.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    flower cluster   
    Variant
    therses   
    Form
    thyrsic    thyrsoid    thyrsiform   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    thyrsus   
     
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