thyrsoid, thyrsoldal

[Gr. thyrsos=a thyrsus, and eidos =form, appearance.] IMG:content-1101.jpg:[blocks in formation] of the islands of the Pacific. Its great woody roots when baked become sweet and nutritious. When boiled it furnishes a syrup used as a substitute for sugar. When the roots are bruised, mixed with water, and fermented, they form an intoxicating beverage, and when distilled, an ardent spirit. The stems are used for fences, and the leaves as thatch for houses. They are also eaten by cattle, sheep, and goats. [CALO DRAC ON.] 2. Cordyline australis and C. in divis a . ( New Zealand.) *ti-ar, s . [Fr. tiare , from Lat. tiara .] A tiara. ti-är-a, ti-a-ra, s . [Lat., from Gr. tiara , tiaras =the Persian head-dre worn on great occasions. Skeat suggests a derivation from Pers. tájwar =a crown, a diadem.] 1. The head-covering of the ancient Persians; the crown of the ancient Per IMG:content-1102.jpg:[graphic]