Maltese cross

English

Maltese cross

Noun

Maltese cross (plural Maltese crosses)

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

Synonyms

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

Translations

cross

Finnish: Maltan risti
French: croix de Malte (fr) f
Irish: Cros Mháltach f

Portuguese: cruz de Malta f
Swedish: malteserkors (sv) n, johanniterkors n, johannitkors n, maltakors n
Ukrainian: мальтійський хре́ст (malʹtijsʹkyj xrést)

plant

Estonian: loitev tulinelk
Finnish: palavarakkaus
French: lychnis croix de Malte ou croix de Jérusalem f

German: Brennende Liebe f
Hungarian: égő szerelem
Romanian: arșinic (ro)

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