ST ANDREWS'S CROSS

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Meaning:

Shrubby plant having yellow to apricot flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; southeastern United States: New York to Texas

Synonyms:

Hypericum crux andrae; St Andrews's cross

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("St Andrews's cross" is a kind of...):

St John's wort (any of numerous plants of the genus Hypericum having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves; traditionally gathered on St John's eve to ward off evil)

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