What do these saint words refer to? (Don't be fooled!)

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St. John's-bread

the fruit of the carob tree, often used as a substitute for chocolate.

St. Vitus' dance

any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.

St. Elmo's fire

a visible and sometimes audible electric discharge projecting from a pointed object, such as the mast of a ship or the wing of an airplane, during an electrical storm.

St. John's wort

any of various plants or shrubs of the genus hypericum, sometimes used as a medicinal herb.

Latter-day saint

a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormon church.

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Saint Martin's summer

mild, warm weather occurring in November.

St. Bernard

one of a breed of very large dogs having a massive head and a dense coat, bred in the Swiss Alps as guide dogs and used to rescue lost, snowbound travelers.

Saint Tropez

a town in France, on the French Riviera: beach resort.

Saint Agnes's Eve

the night of January 20, superstitiously regarded as a time when a young woman who performs certain rites is likely to dream of her future husband.

Saint Anthony's fire

any of certain skin conditions that are of an inflammatory or gangrenous nature, as erysipelas, hospital gangrene, or ergotism.

Saint Joan

a play (1923) by George Bernard Shaw.

Coquilles St. Jacques

an appetizer of minced scallops in a wine and cream sauce topped with grated cheese and browned under a broiler: usually served in scallop shells.

St. Peters

a basilica in Vatican City: dome designed by Michelangelo.