ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Shamrock

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈʃæm.ɹɒk/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Shamrock is a noun meaning Any of several species of small clover-like plant species, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens.

Meaning

Any of several species of small clover-like plant species, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens.

More Meanings

  1. 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.

Example Sentences

The fields were covered with shamrocks.
She wore a shamrock in honor of her Irish ancestry.

Word Forms

Synonyms for shamrock

Depending on context, synonyms include trefoil, clover, cuckoo bread.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cuckoo bread, clover, tricolor, saltire, shamrockery, shillelagh.

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