[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
lychins chalcedonica cross 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

maltese \maltese"\ maddlt=es" or maddlt=ez", 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
see also:
maltese cross cross maltese dog 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

maltese cross
     n 1: eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense
          terminal heads syn: scarlet lychnis, lychins
          chalcedonica
     2: a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points
        toward the center
see also:
scarlet lychnis lychins chalcedonica 

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