shamrock

n 1: 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}, {Trifolium repens}]

2: Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white

pink- or purple-veined flowers [syn: {common wood sorrel},

{cuckoo bread}, {Oxalis acetosella}]

3: clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often

considered the true or original shamrock [syn: {hop clover},

{lesser yellow trefoil}, {Trifolium dubium}]