| slovo | definícia |
maltese cross
(encz) | maltese cross, n: |
maltese cross
(gcide) | maltese cross \maltese cross\ n. (Bot.)
A Eurasian garden perennial (Lychins chalcedonica) having
scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads.
Syn: scarlet lychnis, Lychins chalcedonica.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. A cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the
points toward the center. See illustration under cross.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Maltese cross
(gcide) | Maltese \Mal*tese"\ (m[add]l*t[=e]s" or m[add]l*t[=e]z"), prop.
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 (Zool.), a breed of small terriers, having long
silky white hair. The breed originated in Malta.
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maltese cross
(wn) | maltese cross
n 1: Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense
terminal heads [syn: scarlet lychnis, maltese cross,
Lychins chalcedonica]
2: a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points
toward the center |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Maltese cross
(gcide) | maltese cross \maltese cross\ n. (Bot.)
A Eurasian garden perennial (Lychins chalcedonica) having
scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads.
Syn: scarlet lychnis, Lychins chalcedonica.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. A cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the
points toward the center. See illustration under cross.
[WordNet 1.5]Maltese \Mal*tese"\ (m[add]l*t[=e]s" or m[add]l*t[=e]z"), prop.
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 (Zool.), a breed of small terriers, having long
silky white hair. The breed originated in Malta.
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