thyrsus

noun

thyr·​sus ˈthər-səs 

plural thyrsi ˈthər-ˌsī 

-ˌsē

: a staff surmounted by a pine cone or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries that is carried by Bacchus and by satyrs and others engaging in bacchic rites

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek thyrsos

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above