Maltese cross

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Maltese cross

noun Maltese crosses

A cross having four equal arms resembling arrowheads joined at the points
Similar: cross of Malta
A flowering plant Lychnis chalcedonica (syn. Silene chalcedonica) of the family Caryophyllaceae
Similar: burning love, dusky salmon, flower of Bristol, Jerusalem cross, nonesuch
A position on the rings where the gymnast's body is horizontal and straight, with arms to the side; a horizontal planche.
Synonym of Geneva wheel.
Similar: Geneva wheel

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noun cross

Português	cruz de Malta
Français	croix de Malte
Deutsch	Malteserkreuz

noun plant

中文	皺葉剪秋羅 /皱叶剪秋罗
Français	lychnis croix de Malte f ou croix de Jérusalem
Deutsch	Brennende Liebe
Română	arșinic

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@misc{maltese_cross_2026,
  title = {Maltese cross},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maltese%20cross},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}