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MALTESE CROSS
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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:
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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