thyrsus

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈθɜːsəs/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈθɚsəs/

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.

   • As good to grow on graves / As twist about a thyrsus.

2. (botany) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.

Translations

• French: thyrse
• Italian: tirso

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