Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shamrock
3 senses of shamrock
Sense 1
white clover, dutch clover, shamrock, Trifolium repens -- (creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage)
=> clover, trefoil -- (a plant of the genus Trifolium)
Sense 2
common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, shamrock, Oxalis acetosella -- (Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers)
=> oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel -- (any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis)
Sense 3
hop clover, shamrock, lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium -- (clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock)
=> clover, trefoil -- (a plant of the genus Trifolium)