MALTESE CROSS


Meaning of MALTESE CROSS in English

Function: noun

Date: 1877

1 a : a cross formée b : a cross that resembles the cross formée but has the outer face of each arm indented in a V ― see CROSS illustration

2 : a Eurasian herb ( Lychnis chalcedonica ) of the pink family cultivated for its usually scarlet flowers

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.