Shamrock

Definitions

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.
2. Any of several species of small clover-like plant species, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens.

Equivalents

Examples

“She wore a shamrock in honor of her Irish ancestry.”

“The fields were covered with shamrocks.”

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