thyrse, thyrsus
(noun) a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
thyrse (plural thyrses)
(botany) A type of inflorescence; a compact panicle having an obscured main axis and cymose subaxes.
(archaic) A thyrsus (staff with conical ornament).
• ethyrs
Source: Wiktionary
Thyrse, n. Etym: [Cf. F. thyrse.]
Definition: A thyrsus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 April 2025
(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
