'Maltese cross' definitions:
Definition of 'maltese cross'
(from WordNet)
noun
Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads [syn: scarlet lychnis, maltese cross, Lychins chalcedonica]
noun
A cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center
Definition of 'Maltese cross'
From: GCIDE
- Maltese \Mal*tese"\ (m[add]l*t[=e]s" or m[add]l*t[=e]z"), prop. a. Of or pertaining to Malta or to its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of Malta. [1913 Webster]
- Maltese cross. See Illust. 5, of Cross.
- Maltese dog (Zool.), a breed of small terriers, having long silky white hair. The breed originated in Malta. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'maltese cross'
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]