shamrock

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈʃæm.ɹɒk/
• (America) IPA: /ˈʃæm.ɹɑk/

Noun

shamrock (plural shamrocks)

1. 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.

2. Any of several small plants, forms of clover, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens.

   The fields were covered with shamrocks.

Synonyms

• (trefoil leaf) trefoil
• (any of several small plants) clover, trefoil

Translations

• French: trèfle
• German: Kleeblatt
• Italian: trifoglio
• Portuguese: trevo
• Russian: трилистник
• Spanish: trébol

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