‖ thyrsula Bot.
(ˈθɜːsjʊlə)
[mod.L. dim. of thyrsus.]
(See quot. 1900.)
| 1832 Lindley Introd. Bot. i. ii. 112 Link terms this inflorescence a thyrsula. 1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms 271/1 Thyrsula, the little cyme which is borne by most Labiates in the axil of the leaves. |