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Saint Andrew's cross

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St. Andrew's cross

–noun
a cross composed of four diagonal arms of equal length; saltire.

St. An⋅drew's-cross

[an-drooz-kraws, -kros]
–noun
a low evergreen shrub, Ascyrum hypericoides, native to temperate and subtropical America, having flowers in clusters of three: often cultivated.

Saint Andrew's Cross

–noun
an X-shaped cross.
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Saint Andrew's cross  
n.  
  1. A cross shaped like the letter X.

  2. A shrubby New World plant (Hypericum hypericoides) having four-petaled yellow flowers.

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