shamrock
[ sham-rok ]
/ ˈʃæm rɒk /
noun
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
1565–75; < Irish
seamróg, equivalent to
seamair clover +
-óg diminutive suffix
Words nearby shamrock
shammy,
shamo,
shamokin,
shamoy,
shampoo,
shamrock,
shamrock-pea,
shamshir,
shamus,
shan,
shan state
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British Dictionary definitions for shamrock
shamrock
/ (ˈʃæmˌrɒk) /
noun
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
Word Origin for shamrock
C16: from Irish Gaelic
seamrōg, diminutive of
seamar clover