shamrock
[ sham-rok ]
/ ˈʃæm rɒk /
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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.
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Origin of shamrock
1565–75; <Irish seamróg, equivalent to seamair clover + -óg diminutive suffix
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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
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