English Explanatory Dictionary

Jerusalem cross

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a cross variant consisting of a large cross potent surrounded by four smaller Greek crosses, one in each quadrant.
  2. A flowering plant Lychnis chalcedonica (syn. Silene chalcedonica) of the family Caryophyllaceae

Word forms

Jerusalem cross Jerusalem crosses

Synonyms

Maltese cross
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