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thyrsus

thyr.sus \'th*r-s*s\ \-.si-, -.se-\ n or thyr.si [L, fr. Gk thyrsos] [NL, 
   fr. L] pl  1: a staff surmounted by a pine cone or by a bunch of vine or 
   ivy leaves wi th grapes or berries that is an attribute of Bacchus and of 
   satyrs and others engaging in bacchic rites 2: THYRSE