shamrock
pronunciation
How to pronounce shamrock in British English:
UK [ˈʃæmrɒk]
How to pronounce shamrock in American English:
US [ˈʃæmrɑk]
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- Noun:
- creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
- Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white pink- or purple-veined flowers
- clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
Word Origin
- shamrock (n.)
- 1570s, from Irish seamrog, diminutive of seamar "clover." Compare Gaelic seamrag "trefoil."
Example
- 1. Unique boat promoted shamrock green shakes during march to celebrate st. patrick 's day .
- 2. Use a potato cutouttomake the shamrock on the bag following this guide from the changeable table .
- 3. The lace design incorporated rose , thistle , daffodil and shamrock - the emblems of england , scotland , wales and northern ireland .
- 4. Legend has it that he used the native shamrock as a symbol of the holy trinity when preaching and brought the latin alphabet to ireland .
- 5. Wearing green , eating green food and even drinking green beer , is said to commemorate st patrick 's use of the shamrock - although blue was the original colour of his vestments .