shamrock

noun

clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers

Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers

creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves

Roots

seamrogshamrock- · Irish · little clover

Synonyms for shamrock

clovern trefoiln thistlen

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Where does shamrock come from?

The word shamrock breaks down into one root of Irish origin: the root shamrock-, from Irish seamrog (“little clover”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.