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Saint Andrew's cross
Saint Andrew's crossn.1. A cross shaped like the letter X.2. A small shrub (Hypericum hypericoides) of North and Central America having yellow flowers with four petals.Saint Andrew's Cross n 1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a diagonal cross with equal arms 2. (Heraldry) a white diagonal cross on a blue ground [C18: so called because Saint Andrew, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, is reputed to have been crucified on a cross of this shape]Saint` An′drew's Cross′ n. an X-shaped cross. ThesaurusSeesaltire |