Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Shamrock
Sham′rock
,Noun.
[L.
seamrog
, seamar
, trefoil, white clover, white honeysuckle; akin to Gael. seamrag
.] (Bot.)
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.
☞ 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
). Webster 1828 Edition
Shamrock
SHAM'ROCK
,Noun.
Definition 2024
shamrock
shamrock
English
A shamrock (trefoil leaf).
Noun
shamrock (plural shamrocks)
- 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.
- Any of several small plants, forms of clover, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens.
- The fields were covered with shamrocks.
Synonyms
Translations
trefoil leaf of any clover
|
any of several small plants, forms of clover — see clover