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thyrsi

thyrsi is the plural of thyrsus.

Meaning of thyrsus

Noun

thyrsus (plural thyrsi)

  1. A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers.
    • In my hand I bear / The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine.1882, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Poet's Calendar
  2. A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.

Questions about thyrsi

What is thyrsi the plural of?
Thyrsi is the plural of thyrsus.

Words near thyrsi in the dictionary

  1. thyroxines
  2. thyroxins
  3. thyrsal
  4. thyrse
  5. thyrses
  6. thyrsi
  7. thyrsic
  8. thyrsiferous
  9. thyrsiform
  10. Thyrsis
  11. thyrsoid

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