shamrock

[ sham-rok ]

noun
  1. any of several trifoliate plants, as the wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella, or a small, pink-flowered clover, Trifolium repens minus, but especially Trifolium procumbens, a small, yellow-flowered clover: the national emblem of Ireland.

Origin of shamrock

1
1565–75; <Irish seamróg, equivalent to seamair clover + -óg diminutive suffix

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How to use shamrock in a sentence

  • Gown of emerald green satin appliqud with velvet shamrocks of a darker shade.

    The Evolution of Fashion | Florence Mary Gardiner
  • Corsage veiled with green tulle strewn with tiny shamrocks, and a coronet of the same in the hair.

    The Evolution of Fashion | Florence Mary Gardiner

British Dictionary definitions for shamrock

shamrock

/ (ˈʃæmˌrɒk) /


noun
  1. a plant having leaves divided into three leaflets, variously identified as the wood sorrel, red clover, white clover, and black medick: the national emblem of Ireland

Origin of shamrock

1
C16: from Irish Gaelic seamrōg, diminutive of seamar clover

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