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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun shamrock has 3 senses
- shamrock(n = noun.plant) dutch clover, trifolium repens, white clover - creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage; Array is a kind of clover, trefoil
- shamrock(n = noun.plant) common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, oxalis acetosella - Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers; Array is a kind of oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel
- shamrock(n = noun.plant) hop clover, lesser yellow trefoil, trifolium dubium - clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock; Array is a kind of clover, trefoil
CIDE DICTIONARY
shamrock, n. [L. seamrog, seamar, trefoil, white clover, white honeysuckle; akin to Gael. seamrag.].
A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity. [1913 Webster]
" The original plant was probably a kind of wood sorrel (Oxalis Acetocella ); but now the name is given to the white clover (Trifolium repens ), and the black medic (Medicago lupulina )."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
shamrock, n. any of various plants with trifoliate leaves, esp. Trifolium repens or Medicago lupulina, used as the national emblem of Ireland.
Etymology
Ir. seamr{oacute}g trefoil, dimin. of seamar clover + og young
THESAURUS
shamrock
armory, badge, badge of office, badges, baton, blazonry, brassard, button, cap and gown, chain, chain of office, class ring, clover, cockade, collar, cross, decoration, deuce-ace, dress, eagle, emblems, ensigns, fasces, figurehead, fleur-de-lis, hammer and sickle, heraldry, insignia, lapel pin, leash, livery, mace, mantle, markings, medal, mortarboard, old school tie, pin, regalia, ring, rose, school ring, set of three, sigillography, skull and crossbones, sphragistics, staff, swastika, tartan, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, thistle, three, threesome, tie, tierce, trefoil, trey, triad, trialogue, triangle, tricorn, trident, triennium, trihedron, trilogy, trimester, trine, trinity, trinomial, trio, triphthong, triple crown, triple threat, triplet, triplopy, tripod, triptych, trireme, triseme, triskelion, trisul, triumvirate, triunity, trivet, troika, uniform, verge, wandROGET THESAURUS
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Triality
N triality, trinity, triunity, three, triad, triplet, trey, trio, ternion, leash, shamrock, tierce, spike-team, trefoil, triangle, trident, triennium, trigon, trinomial, trionym, triplopia, tripod, trireme, triseme, triskele, triskelion, trisula, third power, cube, cube root, three, triform, trinal, trinomial, tertiary, ternary, triune, triarch, triadie, triple, tri-, tris-, tria juncta in uno.
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