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    MALTESE CROSS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the centerplay

    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 headsplay

    Synonyms:

    Lychins chalcedonica; maltese cross; scarlet lychnis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    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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