thyrsoid
/ˈθɜrsɔɪd/
adjective
- Shaped like a thyrsus (a staff or cluster); having a dense, elongated, branching form, especially in botany.
- Some plants produce thyrsoid inflorescences that resemble a narrow cone.
- The thyrsoid shape of the shrub's flowers made it easy to identify in the field.
- The botanist described the flower cluster as thyrsoid, with many small blooms along a central stem.