thyrsus

n. 酒神杖, 聚伞圆锥花序 [医] 阴茎

发音

UK /ˈθɜːsəs/
其它
US /ˈθɜɹsəs/

词形变化

thyrsi 复数 thyrsi

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers.

    1882, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Poet's Calendar In my hand I bear / The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine.

  2. 2.

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

    生物 植物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

thyrse

上位词 1

flower cluster

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos). Doublet of thyrse, torse, and torso.

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