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

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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