English noun: maltese cross | |||
1. | maltese cross (plant) Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads | ||
Synonyms | Lychins chalcedonica, scarlet lychnis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | catchfly, lychnis | ||
2. | Maltese cross (artifact) a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Cross | ||