'Shamrock' definitions:
Definition of 'shamrock'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
noun
Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers [syn: common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, shamrock, Oxalis acetosella]
noun
Clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock [syn: hop clover, shamrock, lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium]
Definition of 'Shamrock'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'shamrock'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Shamrock, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Shamrock, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000) :
125
Housing Units (2000) :
70
Land area (2000) :
0.329684 sq. miles (0.853877 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.329684 sq. miles (0.853877 sq. km)
FIPS code :
66600
Located within :
Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location :
35.910737 N, 96.580131 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Shamrock, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Shamrock, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000) :
2029
Housing Units (2000) :
1072
Land area (2000) :
2.070994 sq. miles (5.363849 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.070994 sq. miles (5.363849 sq. km)
FIPS code :
67160
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
35.217116 N, 100.247171 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.