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Definition of shamrock noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shamrock

noun

/ˈʃæmrɒk/

/ˈʃæmrɑːk/

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a small plant with three leaves on each stem. The shamrock is the national symbol of Ireland.Topics Plants and treesc2
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Irish seamróg ‘trefoil’ (diminutive of seamar ‘clover’).

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