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shamrock

sham·rock

UK/ˈʃæm.ɹɒk/ US/ˈʃæm.ɹɑk/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

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

Synonyms
3.

Origin

From Irish seamróg, from Old Irish semróc, diminutive of semar, semair (“clover”), from Proto-Celtic *semarā, *semaris (compare Gaulish uisumaris (“clover”)), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *semh₁r-, *smeh₁r-. Related to Old Norse smári (“clover”) and possibly Georgian სამყურა (samq̇ura, “clover”).

Phrases

  • four-leaf clover
  • wet the shamrock

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