thyrsus

/ˈθɜːsəs/ · noun

Meaning

A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers.
A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.

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Related words

bearers(English)thyrse(English)thriambus(English)strophalos(English)tropaion(English)caduceus(English)dithyrambos(English)rod of asclepius(English)fennel(English)dionysus(English)vines(English)ivy(English)

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