maltese cross

Definition of maltese cross

n.1.(Bot.) A Eurasian garden perennial (Lychins chalcedonica) having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads.
2.A cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center. See illustration under cross.

Related Words

catchfly, Lychins chalcedonica, lychnis, scarlet lychnis
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