'Lychins chalcedonica' definitions:

Definition of 'Lychins chalcedonica'

noun

Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads [syn: scarlet lychnis, maltese cross, Lychins chalcedonica]

Definition of 'Lychins chalcedonica'

From: GCIDE

maltese cross \maltese cross\ n. (Bot.) A Eurasian garden perennial (Lychins chalcedonica) having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads.
Syn: scarlet lychnis, Lychins chalcedonica. [WordNet 1.5]
2. A cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center. See illustration under cross. [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'Lychins chalcedonica'

From: GCIDE

maltese cross \maltese cross\ n. (Bot.) A Eurasian garden perennial (Lychins chalcedonica) having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads.
Syn: scarlet lychnis, Lychins chalcedonica. [WordNet 1.5]
2. A cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center. See illustration under cross. [WordNet 1.5]

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