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Noun thyrsus has 1 sense
  1. thyrse, thyrsus - a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose
    --1 is a kind of flower cluster

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Thyrsus

Noun

A thyrsus is a staff, typically made of a tall, straight rod topped with a pine cone or bunch of ivy leaves, and used as a symbol of fertility or religious celebration.

Example sentence: The priestess carried a thyrsus as she led the procession through the temple.

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