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THYRSE
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
Etymology
Noun
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).
Anagrams
• ethyrs
Source: Wiktionary
Thyrse, n. Etym: [Cf. F. thyrse.]
Definition: A thyrsus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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