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  St. Andrew's cross

  noun

  a cross composed of four diagonal arms of equal length; saltire.
• St. Andrew's-cross
  St. Andrew's-cross

  noun

  a low evergreen shrub, Ascyrum hypericoides, native to temperate and subtropical America, having flowers in clusters of three: often cultivated.

St. Andrew's cross

¹ American  

noun

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

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St. Andrew's-cross ² American  

[an-drooz-kraws, -kros] / ˈæn druzˈkrɔs, -ˈkrɒs /

noun

1. a low evergreen shrub, Ascyrum hypericoides, native to temperate and subtropical America, having flowers in clusters of three: often cultivated.

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St. Andrew's cross

The white "X" on a blue field is St. Andrew's cross, the official symbol of Scotland.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2014

And many of the waving flags combined the Union Jack with the St. Andrew’s cross.

From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2014

As a battle flag, the St. Andrew’s cross battle flag accumulated additional layers of meaning related to duty, soldierly valor, ancestry, heritage, and tradition.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2013

The flag: a red cross on a white ground, with a pale blue field in the upper left hand corner bearing nine white Jerusalem crosses arranged in the form of a St. Andrew's cross.

From Time Magazine Archive

The nine resembles St. Andrew's cross less than the five, in a pack of cards; and, moreover, the nine of any other suit would be equally applicable.

From Notes and Queries, Number 63, January 11, 1851 by Various