Synonyms of shamrock

Noun


1. white clover, dutch clover, shamrock, Trifolium repens, clover, trefoil

usage: creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage

2. common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, shamrock, Oxalis acetosella, oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel

usage: Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers

3. hop clover, shamrock, lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium, clover, trefoil

usage: clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock

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