Noun: shamrock 'sham,rók- Creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
- white clover, dutch clover, Trifolium repens - Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers
- common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, Oxalis acetosella - Clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
- hop clover, lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium, hop trefoil [Brit]
Derived forms: shamrocks Type of: clover, oxalis, sorrel, trefoil, wood sorrel Encyclopedia: Shamrock, Imperial County, California Shamrock, Kern County, California Shamrock, OK Shamrock Shamrock, California Shamrock, Colorado Shamrock, TX Shamrock, Texas Shamrock, Wisconsin Shamrock, Oklahoma Shamrock, Ontario Shamrock, Saskatchewan |