'Lychins chalcedonica' definitions:
Definition of 'Lychins chalcedonica'
(from WordNet)
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]