maltese_cross
1. [ noun ] (botany) Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads
Synonyms: Lychins_chalcedonica scarlet_lychnis
Related terms: lychnis
2. [ noun ] (heraldry,Christianity) a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center
Related terms: cross
Similar spelling:   Maltese_cat
  Maltese_dog
  Maltese_lira