shamrock
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4.7
- noun
- /ˈʃæmrɑk/
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trébol
- When I got to school, Brian had a fuzzy green shamrock on his sweater.
- green shamrock
- shamrock leaf
So 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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4.6
A short plant with round leaves and small white or pink flowers often eaten by farm animals
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 low plant with small yellow flowers that grows close to the ground
A common low plant with three-part green leaves and white or pink flowers that grows in lawns
A low plant with three small leaves and white flowers that spreads across the ground
A plant that lives for one year with pale flowers and fragrant seeds used in cooking and medicine
Idioms
Compounds
- UK
A low plant that spreads along the ground with leaves in groups of three and bright blue flowers
- Specialized
A plant that grows in water with three-part leaves and small white or purple 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.