Meaning Of The Word Thyrsus

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thyrsus in American English
a staff tipped with a pine cone and sometimes entwined with ivy or vine leaves, which Dionysus, the satyrs, etc. were represented as carrying
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thyrsus in British English
noun: a staff, usually one tipped with a pine cone, borne by Dionysus (Bacchus) and his followers

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