thyrse
thyrse noun: a type of inflorescence; a compact panicle having an obscured main axis and cymose subaxes.
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Noun
thyrse (plural thyrses)
- A type of inflorescence; a compact panicle having an obscured main axis and cymose subaxes.
- The Thyrsus *, or Thyrse, is a mode of inflorescence very nearly allied to the panicle, being, in fact, a panicle contracted into an ovate, or egg-shaped form. In the thyrse, the middle footstalks, which are longer, extend horizontally, whilst the upper and lower oes are shorter, and rise up...1804, Benjamin Smith Barton, Elements of Botany, page 143
- The example of the thyrse of Eugenia leads us to understand several inflorescences which resemble also racemes or panicles; such are the thyrses of the Lilac.1840, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, translated by Boughton Kingdon, Vegetable Organography, volume II, page 24
- A thyrsus (staff with conical ornament).
thyrse meaning in Tamil
thyrse in Tamil
- கலப்பு பூந்துணா
Forms of thyrse
| plural | thyrses |
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Origin of thyrse
From Middle French thyrse, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos). Doublet of thyrsus, torse, and torso.
Words formed from thyrse
Questions about thyrse
- What does thyrse mean?
- Thyrse means a type of inflorescence; a compact panicle having an obscured main axis and cymose subaxes.
- What is thyrse in Tamil?
- Thyrse in Tamil is கலப்பு பூந்துணா. See Thyrse meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is thyrse?
- Thyrse is a noun.
- What is the plural of thyrse?
- The plural of thyrse is thyrses.
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