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
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
