| 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 | ||