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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock Source: wordnet
  5. 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). Source: webster
  6. 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. Source: adambom
  7. 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 Source: ecdict

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