shamrock
noun/ˈʃæmrɒk/
/ˈʃæmrɑːk/
- a small plant with three leaves on each stem. The shamrock is the national symbol of Ireland.Topics Plants and treesc2Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Irish seamróg ‘trefoil’ (diminutive of seamar ‘clover’).
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