shamrock sham·rock n

shamrock sham·rock n
['ʃæmˌrɒk]
trifoglio

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  • sham|rock — «SHAM rok», noun. 1. a bright green leaf composed of three parts like clover. The shamrock is the national emblem of Ireland. »A son of the Ould Sod who still sports a blackthorn stick, shamrock tie pin, shamrock cuff links, and heavy brogue… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shamrock — Sham rock, n. [L. seamrog, seamar, trefoil, white clover, white honeysuckle; akin to Gael. seamrag.] (Bot.) A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shamrock — Sham|rock 〈[ʃæ̣mrɔk] m. 6〉 irisches Nationalsymbol, das Blatt des Weißklees, anhand dessen der heilige Patrick die Dreieinigkeit erklärt haben soll [engl., „Kleeblatt“] * * * Sham|rock [ ʃæmrɔk ], der; [s], s [engl. shamrock < ir. seamróg, Vkl …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Shamrock — Sham|rock [ ʃɛmrɔk] der; [s], s <aus gleichbed. engl. shamrock, dies aus ir. seamrōg, Verkleinerungsform von seamar »Kleeblatt«> [Sauer]kleeblatt als Wahrzeichen der Iren, denen der heilige Patrick damit die Dreieinigkeit erklärt haben soll …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • shamrock — sham|rock [ ʃæm,rak ] noun count a small plant with three round green leaves on each stem. The shamrock is the national symbol of Ireland …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Shamrock — Sham|rock 〈[ʃæ̣mrɔk] m.; Gen.: od. s, Pl.: s〉 irisches Nationalsymbol, das Blatt des Weißklees, anhand dessen der heilige Patrick die Dreieinigkeit erklärt haben soll [Etym.: engl., »Kleeblatt«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • shamrock — sham|rock [ˈʃæmrɔk US ra:k] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Irish Gaelic; Origin: seamrog] a small plant with three green leaves on each stem, that is the national symbol of Ireland …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • shamrock — sham·rock …   English syllables

  • shamrock — sham•rock [[t]ˈʃæm rɒk[/t]] n. bot (boi pln) any of several trifoliate plants, as the wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella, or a small, pink flowered clover, Trifolium repens minus, but esp. Trifolium procumbens, a small, yellow flowered clover: the… …   From formal English to slang

  • Shamrock (disambiguation) — The term shamrock can refer to several things: *Shamrock, a three leaf clover that is the symbol of Ireland *The cities of **Shamrock, Texas **Shamrock, Oklahoma **Shamrock Lakes, Indiana **Mount Gay Shamrock, West Virginia * The Shamrock Hotel… …   Wikipedia

  • Medicago lupulina — Shamrock Sham rock, n. [L. seamrog, seamar, trefoil, white clover, white honeysuckle; akin to Gael. seamrag.] (Bot.) A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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