thyrse

[ thurs ]

nounBotany.
  1. 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
1595–1605; <French <Latin thyrsusthyrsus

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British Dictionary definitions for thyrse

thyrse

thyrsus (ˈθɜːsəs)

/ (θɜːs) /


nounplural thyrses or thyrsi (ˈθɜːsaɪ)
  1. 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

1
C17: from French: thyrsus

Derived forms of thyrse

  • thyrsoid, adjective

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Scientific definitions for thyrse

thyrse

[ thûrs ]


  1. 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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