thyrsus: Meaning and Definition of

thyr•sus

Pronunciation: (thûr'sus), [key]
— pl. -si
  1. a thyrse.
  2. a staff tipped with a pine cone and sometimes twined with ivy and vine branches, borne by Dionysus and his votaries.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
thyrsoid thysanopteran
✖
 

 

sandbbox logo
©2022 Sandbox Networks Inc. All rights reserved. Sandbox Learning is part of Sandbox & Co., a digital learning company.