shamrock
The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from…The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.
» Tom has a shamrock tattooed on his arm.
Meaning
2 sensesThe trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.
She wore a shamrock in honor of her Irish ancestry.
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трилистникtrilistnik
Any of several species of small clover-like plant species, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens.
The fields were covered with shamrocks.
- clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
- creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
- Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers
Examples
3 sentencesTom has a shamrock tattooed on his arm.
The beautiful girl has a shamrock.
ruУ красивой девушки есть трилистник.
I gave the shamrock to the beautiful girl.
Translations
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Origin
From Irish seamróg, from Old Irish semróc, diminutive of semar, semair (“clover”), from PrFrom Irish seamróg, from Old Irish semróc, diminutive of semar, semair (“clover”), from Proto-Celtic *semarā, *semaris (compare Gaulish uisumaris (“clover”)), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *semh₁r-, *smeh₁r-. Related to Old Norse smári (“clover”) and possibly Georgian სამყურა (samq̇ura, “clover”).
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Forms
plural: shamrocksSynonyms
11 synonyms- clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock:hop cloverlesser yellow trefoilTrifolium dubium
- creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage:white cloverdutch cloverTrifolium repens
- Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers:common wood sorrelcuckoo breadOxalis acetosella