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Maltese cross

Noun

Maltese cross ‎(plural Maltese crosses)

1. A cross having four equal arms resembling arrowheads joined at the points
2. A flowering plant Lychnis chalcedonica of the family Caryophyllaceae
3. (gymnastics) A position on the rings where the gymnast's body is horizontal and straight, with arms to the side; a horizontal planche.
4. A Geneva wheel.

Synonyms

• (Lychnis chalcedonica): burning love, dusky salmon, flower of Bristol, Jerusalem cross, nonesuch

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