thyrsoidadj.
/ˈθəːsɔɪd/ Botany.
Of the form of, or resembling, a thyrsus or contracted panicle.
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > inflorescence or collective flower > [adjective] > having particular shape, type, or arrangement > of or bearing panicles
coarctate?a1475
coarctated1655
panicled1677
paniculated1719
paniculate1727
thyrsoid1830
thyrsiflorous1860
thyrsoidal1864
thyrsiform1866
thyrsiferous1895
1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 61 Flowers terminal, usually thyrsoid.
1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 238 Privet..Flowers in terminal thyrsoid cymes.
Derivatives
thyrˈsoidal adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > inflorescence or collective flower > [adjective] > having particular shape, type, or arrangement > of or bearing panicles
coarctate?a1475
coarctated1655
panicled1677
paniculated1719
paniculate1727
thyrsoid1830
thyrsiflorous1860
thyrsoidal1864
thyrsiform1866
thyrsiferous1895
1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Thyrsoid, Thyrsoidal.
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adj.1830