Thesaurus: shamrock

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1. n. A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.
2. n. creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
3. n. Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers
4. n. clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
5. A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity. Note: The original plant was probably a kind of wood sorrel (Oxalis Acetocella); but now the name is given to the white clover (Trifolium repens), and the black medic (Medicago lupulina).
6. A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. Thelegend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use inillustrating the doctrine of the trinity.
7. n:100 n creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage n Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers n clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock