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Thyrsus

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(1):

(n.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.

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(n.) A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone, or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic rites.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Thyrsus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/thyrsus.html. 1828.
 
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