shamrock

4 definitions found

shamrock - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The original plant was probably a kind of wood sorrel
           (Oxalis Acetocella); but now the name is given to the
           white clover (Trifolium repens), and the black medic
           (Medicago lupulina).
           [1913 Webster]

shamrock - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  shamrock
      n 1: creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and
           bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely
           grown for forage [syn: white clover, dutch clover,
           shamrock, Trifolium repens]
      2: Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white
         purple-veined flowers [syn: common wood sorrel, cuckoo   bread
         , shamrock, Oxalis acetosella]
      3: clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often
         considered the true or original shamrock [syn: hop clover,
         shamrock, lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium]

shamrock - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Shamrock, OK (town, FIPS 66600)
    Location: 35.91034 N, 96.57739 W
    Population (1990): 95 (56 housing units)
    Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Shamrock, TX (city, FIPS 67160)
    Location: 35.21599 N, 100.24555 W
    Population (1990): 2286 (1232 housing units)
    Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

shamrock - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  91 Moby Thesaurus words for "shamrock":
     armory, badge, badge of office, badges, baton, blazonry, brassard,
     button, cap and gown, chain, chain of office, class ring, clover,
     cockade, collar, cross, decoration, deuce-ace, dress, eagle,
     emblems, ensigns, fasces, figurehead, fleur-de-lis,
     hammer and sickle, heraldry, insignia, lapel pin, leash, livery,
     mace, mantle, markings, medal, mortarboard, old school tie, pin,
     regalia, ring, rose, school ring, set of three, sigillography,
     skull and crossbones, sphragistics, staff, swastika, tartan,
     tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, thistle, three, threesome, tie,
     tierce, trefoil, trey, triad, trialogue, triangle, tricorn,
     trident, triennium, trihedron, trilogy, trimester, trine, trinity,
     trinomial, trio, triphthong, triple crown, triple threat, triplet,
     triplopy, tripod, triptych, trireme, triseme, triskelion, trisul,
     triumvirate, triunity, trivet, troika, uniform, verge, wand