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shamrock

UK/ˈʃæm.ɹɒk//ˈʃæm.ɹɑk/

shamrock noun: 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.

shamrock: the trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a...
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Noun

shamrock (plural shamrocks)

  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.
    • She wore a shamrock in honor of her Irish ancestry.
    Synonyms:
    trefoil
  2. Any of several species of small clover-like plant species, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens.
    • The fields were covered with shamrocks.
    Synonyms:
    clover, trefoil

shamrock meaning in Persian

shamrock in Persian

trefoil leaf of any clover
سمن saman

Synonyms of shamrock

Forms of shamrock

pluralshamrocks

Plural of shamrock: shamrocks

Origin of shamrock

From Irish seamróg, from Old Irish semróc, diminutive of semar, semair (“clover”), from Proto-Celtic *semarā, *semaris (compare Gaulish uisumaris (“clover”)), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *semh₁r-, *smeh₁r-. Related to Old Norse smári (“clover”) and possibly Georgian სამყურა (samq̇ura, “clover”).

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Phrases with shamrock

Words that rhyme with shamrock

Questions about shamrock

What does shamrock mean?
Shamrock means 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.
What is shamrock in Persian?
Shamrock in Persian is سمن (saman). See Shamrock meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is shamrock?
Shamrock is a noun.
How do you pronounce shamrock?
Shamrock is pronounced /ˈʃæm.ɹɒk/ (UK).
What is the plural of shamrock?
The plural of shamrock is shamrocks.

Words near shamrock in the dictionary

  1. shampooings
  2. shampoolike
  3. shampoos
  4. shampos
  5. Shamps
  6. shamrock
  7. shamrockery
  8. shamrocklike
  9. shamrocks
  10. shamrocky
  11. shams

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