thyrse
a compact branching inflorescence, as of the lilac, in which the main axis is indeterminate and the lateral axes are determinate.
Origin of thyrse
1- Also thyrsus.
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How to use thyrse in a sentence
Flowers in a compound thyrse, very fragrant; pedicels mostly umbellate-clustered.
The shy bud hesitateth still To show the secret thyrse of white.
Enamels and Cameos and other Poems | Thophile Gautierthyrse or Thyrsus, a compact and pyramidal panicle of cymes or cymules, 79.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for thyrse
thyrsus (ˈθɜːsəs)
/ (θɜːs) /
botany a type of inflorescence, occurring in the lilac and grape, in which the main branch is racemose and the lateral branches cymose
Origin of thyrse
1Derived forms of thyrse
- thyrsoid, adjective
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Scientific definitions for thyrse
[ thûrs ]
A dense inflorescence in which the side branches end in cymes, as in the lilac. Also called thyrsus See more at inflorescence.
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