Noun: shamrock 'sham,rók
- Clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
"shamrock is commonly worn on St. Patrick's Day";
- hop clover, lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium, hop trefoil [Brit]
- Creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
"shamrock spread across the lawn creating a thick carpet";
- white clover, dutch clover, Trifolium repens
- Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers
"shamrock spread its delicate leaves across the shaded forest floor";
- common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, Oxalis acetosella, wood sorrel
Derived forms: shamrocks
Type of: clover, oxalis, sorrel, trefoil, wood sorrel
Encyclopedia: Shamrock, Saskatchewan