Thyr'sus, n.
(thĕr'-), n.; pl. THYR'-SĪ (thĕr'sī). [Fr. thyrse, Lat. thyrsus, Gr. θύρσος.]
Sense 1. A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted with a pine cone, or a bunch of vine leaves or ivy, or with grapes and berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic rites. Fairholt.
Sense 2. (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a panicle, very compact, with the lower branches shorter than those of the middle,
