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.
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Synonyms:
- Lychins chalcedonica
- scarlet lychnis
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