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Answer for the clue "Eight-pointed figure ", 13 letters:
maltese cross

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The Maltese cross is the symbol of an order of Christian warriors known as the Knights Hospitaller or Knights of Malta. Maltese cross may also refer to: "Maltese Cross" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode), an episode of the television show Law & Order: ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads [syn: scarlet lychnis , Lychins chalcedonica ] a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
maltese cross \maltese cross\ n. (Bot.) A Eurasian garden perennial ( Lychins chalcedonica ) having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads. Syn: scarlet lychnis, Lychins chalcedonica . 2. A cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward ...