shamrock

A noun referring to a type of clover plant, often associated with Ireland and used as a national symbol, characterized by its three heart-shaped leaflets.

• 🇩🇪Ein Kleeblatt, insbesondere ein dreiblättriges Kleeblatt, das als Nationalsymbol Irlands gilt und oft mit dem heiligen Patrick assoziiert wird.

1. A three-leafed clover B1 formal

   A creeping European clover with white to pink flowers and bright green leaves, often used as a symbol of Ireland.

   • The shamrock is a national emblem of Ireland.
   • She wore a shamrock pin on St. Patrick's Day.
   • The field was covered in small green shamrocks.

   🇩🇪Kleeblatt

   Synonyme: clovertrefoil

2. A plant with heart-shaped leaves B2 formal

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

   • The shamrock plant is often found in gardens across Europe.
   • Its heart-shaped leaves make the shamrock easy to identify.
   • Botanists classify this shamrock as a type of wood sorrel.

   🇩🇪Kleeblatt

   Synonyme: common wood sorrelwood sorrel

3. Irish clover B2 formal

   A clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers, often considered the true or original shamrock.

   • The true shamrock is said to be a rare Irish clover.
   • Legend says St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the Trinity.
   • This variety of shamrock has delicate yellow blossoms.

   🇩🇪Kleeblatt

• shamrocks plural form
• shamrocks' possessive plural form
• shamrock's possessive singular form