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Added 10 October 2026

thyrse

noun

Latin root: thyrsus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about thyrse at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose.

Origin

From Middle French thyrse, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos). Doublet of thyrsus, torse, and torso.

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