SHAMROCK

Shamrock

The shamrock refers to the young sprigs of clover or trefoil. It is known as a symbol of Ireland, with St. Patrick having used it as a metaphor for the Christian Trinity, according to legend. The name shamrock is derived from Irish ', which is the diminutive version of the Irish word for clover meaning simply "little clover" or "young clover".

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shamrock

Noun

  1. The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant.
    She wore a shamrock in honor of her Irish ancestry.
  2. Any of several small plants, forms of clover, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens.
    The fields were covered with shamrocks.


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