shamrock
noun
sham·rock
ˈsham-ˌräk 
: a trifoliolate plant used as a floral emblem by the Irish: such as
a
: a yellow-flowered Old World clover (Trifolium dubium) often regarded as the true shamrock
b
c
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Ogunbowale wrote, adding a shamrock emoji to assure her loyalty to the Fighting Irish.
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 30 May 2025
In the United States, March 17 is typically associated with large parties and parades, green beer, Irish food and drink, and motifs like shamrocks, leprechauns, and pots of gold.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2025
The next day Nurse the hangover — or just have a refined day — with Afternoon Tea prepared by Bittersweet, including Irish soda bread, clams casino with Guinness cream and shamrock macarons.
—Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Ogunbowale wrote, adding a shamrock emoji to assure her loyalty to the Fighting Irish.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2025
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shamrock
noun
sham·rock
ˈsham-ˌräk
: a plant of folk legend with leaves composed of three leaflets that is associated with St. Patrick and Ireland
also
: any of several plants (as a clover or a wood sorrel) or their leaves that resemble, are worn to represent, or are held to be the shamrock of legend
Etymology
from Irish seamróg, literally, "little clover"
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