Maltese Cross Definition

noun
A cross whose arms look like arrowheads pointing inward.
Webster's New World
A perennial garden flower (Lychnis chalcedonica) of the pink family, having brilliant-red flowers with five heart-shaped lobes.
Webster's New World

(gymnastics) A position on the rings where the gymnast's body is horizontal and straight, with arms to the side; a horizontal planche.

Wiktionary
A Geneva wheel.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Lychins chalcedonica
  • scarlet lychnis

Other Word Forms of Maltese Cross

Noun

Singular:
Maltese cross
Plural:
maltese-crosses

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