shamrock

Definition of shamrock

Nouns

creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
Synonyms:
Trifolium repens, dutch clover, white clover
Type of:
clover, trefoil
a plant of the genus Trifolium
Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers
Synonyms:
Oxalis acetosella, common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread
Type of:
oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel
any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
Synonyms:
Trifolium dubium, hop clover, lesser yellow trefoil
Type of:
clover, trefoil
a plant of the genus Trifolium

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Words that contain shamrock

shamrock pea
 water shamrock