thyrse
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thyrse
(thûrs)n.
A branching flower cluster, as of a lilac, in which the central axis is indeterminate and the lateral branches are determinate cymes.
[Latin thyrsus, thyrsus; see thyrsus.]
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thyrse
(θɜːs) orthyrsus
n, pl thyrses or thyrsi (ˈθɜːsaɪ)
(Botany) botany a type of inflorescence, occurring in the lilac and grape, in which the main branch is racemose and the lateral branches cymose
[C17: from French: thyrsus]
ˈthyrsoid, thyrsoidal adj
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thyrse
(θɜrs)also thyrsus
n.
a compact branching inflorescence, as of the lilac, in which the main axis is indeterminate and the lateral axes are determinate.
[1595–1605; < French < Latin thyrsus thyrsus]
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thyrse
(thûrs) A dense flower cluster in which the side branches end in cymes, as in the lilac.
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Noun | 1. | thyrse - a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose flower cluster - an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers |
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Thyrsus
밀추화서