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thyrse

/θɜːrs/

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noun

/θɜːrs/C2formalscientific
  • ruПлотное соцветие, такое как у сирени или конского каштана, где главная ось является кистевидной, а боковые ветви — цимозными.

A dense flower cluster, such as that of the lilac or horse chestnut, where the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose.

  1. Botanical termC2formal

    A dense flower cluster in which the main axis is racemose (unbranched, with flowers along the stem) and the lateral branches are cymose (each branch ends in a flower).

    ruТирс

    • The lilac produces a beautiful thyrse of purple flowers.
    • Botanists studied the thyrse structure of the horse chestnut.
    • The plant's inflorescence is a compact thyrse, typical of the genus.