Shamrock Synonyms

shămrŏk
Clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. hop clover
  2. lesser yellow trefoil
  3. Trifolium dubium
Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. common wood sorrel
  2. cuckoo bread
  3. Oxalis acetosella
Creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. white-clover
  2. dutch-clover
  3. Trifolium repens

Shamrock Sentence Examples

  • The shamrock is a symbol of Ireland and is well known around the world.

  • Guys who don't want to wear full body leprechaun mascot costumes while they bar hop on St. Patty's Day might consider wearing a traditional shirt and jeans, while rocking the holiday with shamrock shades, a green wig or a shamrock top hat.

  • The Irish wear the shamrock with pride, and particularly so on St Patrick 's Day.

  • Shortly before St Patrick's Day the queen issued an order which intensified this interest, that Irish soldiers might in future wear a sprig of shamrock in their headgear on this national festival.

  • His followers adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast day.

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