shamrock
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4.7
- noun
- /ˈʃæmrɑk/
- When I got to school, Brian had a fuzzy green shamrock on his sweater.
- green shamrock
- shamrock leaf
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Watch on YouTubeSo you know, the story goes to Saint Patrick taught the trilogy in Ireland using the Shamrock.
- So you know, the story goes to Saint Patrick taught the trilogy in Ireland using the Shamrock.
- And of course the Shamrock been green, it betokened greenness been something, but his own color was blue.
Examples
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St. Patrick picked up a shamrock and it had three leaves, you see?
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Montserrat is known as the Caribbean's emerald isle, and you get a green shamrock stamped on your passport when you arrive.
Academic text (1992) -
Green is the color of the shamrock.
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One shamrock shake coming up.
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In art class, we cut out green paper shamrocks.
Fiction book (1999) -
The St. Patrick Company manufactures green shamrock toys.
Academic text (2003) -
When Notre Dame plays Miami in their annual Shamrock Series game, they will wear the uniforms above.
Blog text (9) -
There are shamrocks in the drugstore and leprechauns on the bulletin board at school.
Fiction book (1999) -
Yet, he pulled up the quilt; her feet were encased in pale pink socks specked with shamrocks.
Fiction book (1991) -
The children were excited to see a shamrock growing in their garden, as it reminded them of Ireland.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small green plant with three round leaves that farm animals often eat
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9.2
A low plant with small yellow flowers that grows close to the ground
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4.6
A short plant with round leaves and small white or pink flowers often eaten by farm animals
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8.9
A common low plant with three-part green leaves and white or pink flowers that grows in lawns
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6.0
A low plant with three small leaves and white flowers that spreads across the ground
A small clover plant with yellow flowers often used as the Irish shamrock
A clover with yellow flowers that grows in Ireland and is often seen as the real shamrock
A plant that lives for one year with pale flowers and fragrant seeds used in cooking and medicine
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.9
A plant that grows in water with three-part leaves and small white or purple flowers
- UK
A low plant that spreads along the ground with leaves in groups of three and bright blue flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shamrock comes from the Irish word seamróg, which means 'little clover'. That's why a shamrock is a small three-leaf plant, a kind of clover, and a symbol of Ireland and good luck.