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| thyr·sus [ thúrssəss ] (plural thyr·si [ thúrs ]) |
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1. staff carried by Dionysus: in Greek mythology and art, a staff tipped with a pine cone, carried by the Greek god Dionysus and his followers
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2. botany
Same as thyrse
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| [Late 16th century. Via Latin< Greek thursos "stalk of a plant, staff carried by Dionysus"] |
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