shamrock
noun
sham·rock
ˈsham-ˌräk 
: a trifoliolate plant used as a floral emblem by the Irish: such as
a
: a yellow-flowered Old World clover (Trifolium dubium) often regarded as the true shamrock
b
c
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Additionally, lamp posts are adorned with shamrocks – Ireland’s unofficial symbol – though those are more clearly visible in an uncropped, higher-resolution version of the image.
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Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Purchase a pot of oxalis (shamrocks) from your local nursery and put it on your kitchen table (or any place your child will see it).
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 30 July 2024
Another shopper’s tableau included retro yard furniture, a metal ice-cream bucket, corroded playground animals, a shamrock sign, a butter roller, a Hoosier cabinet, and, literally, a kitchen sink.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Make a trail using footprints, green and gold confetti, or shamrock shapes that lead to a hidden treasure.
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 30 July 2024
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Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Purchase a pot of oxalis (shamrocks) from your local nursery and put it on your kitchen table (or any place your child will see it).
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 30 July 2024
Another shopper’s tableau included retro yard furniture, a metal ice-cream bucket, corroded playground animals, a shamrock sign, a butter roller, a Hoosier cabinet, and, literally, a kitchen sink.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Make a trail using footprints, green and gold confetti, or shamrock shapes that lead to a hidden treasure.
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 30 July 2024
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“Shamrock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shamrock. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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shamrock
noun
sham·rock
ˈsham-ˌräk
: a plant of folk legend with leaves composed of three leaflets that is associated with St. Patrick and Ireland
also
: any of several plants (as a clover or a wood sorrel) or their leaves that resemble, are worn to represent, or are held to be the shamrock of legend
Etymology
from Irish seamróg, literally, "little clover"
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