maltese cross

Noun

Meaning

Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads

a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Jerusalem cross Lychins chalcedonica scarlet lychnis rood nonesuch cross crucifix Latin cross ankh Greek cross Calvary cross cross of Lorraine tau cross staurogram patriarchal cross
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Hypernyms

cross catchfly lychnis

Examples

Stanley Gibbons, p. 42. The cancels were handmade and depicted a Maltese cross design. Source: Internet

The Maltese cross has no external electrical connection. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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