Definition of Thyrsus
Thyr´sus
n.
1.
A
staff
entwined
with
ivy
,
and
surmounted
by
a
pine
cone
,
or
by
a
bunch
of
vine
or
ivy
leaves
with
grapes
or
berries
.
It
is
an
attribute
of
Bacchus
,
and
of
the
satyrs
and
others
engaging
in
Bacchic
rites
.
A
good
to
grow
on
graves
As
twist
about
a
thyrsus
.
- Mrs. Browning.
In
my
hand
I
bear
The
thyrsus
,
tipped
with
fragrant
cones
of
pine
.
- Longfellow.
2.
(Bot.)
A
species
of
inflorescence
;
a
dense
panicle
,
as
in
the
lilac
and
horse-chestnut
.
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