Shamrock

n.

1.

(Bot.) 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.

Noun	1.	shamrock - creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage Synonyms: dutch clover, Trifolium repens, white clover
	2.	shamrock - Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white pink- or purple-veined flowers Synonyms: common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, Oxalis acetosella
	3.	shamrock - clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock Synonyms: lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium, hop clover

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