Found 2 items, similar to Maltese cross.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: maltese cross 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Maltese cross Maltese \Mal*tese"\, 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 (Zo["o]l.), a breed of small terriers, having long silky white hair. The breed originated in Malta. [1913 Webster]