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MALTESE CROSS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Maltese cross" is a kind of...):

Cross (a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads

Synonyms:

Lychins chalcedonica; maltese cross; scarlet lychnis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("maltese cross" is a kind of...):

catchfly; lychnis (mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone)

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