Oxford Dictionaries:
shamrock
Pronunciation: /ˈʃamrɒk/
NOUN
1 A low-growing clover-like plant with three-lobed leaves, used as the national emblem of Ireland.
The shamrock of legend has been identified with a number of different plants in the family Leguminosae, in particular the lesser yellow trefoil (Trifolium minus)
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Origin
Late 16th century: from Irish seamróg ‘trefoil’ (diminutive of seamar ‘clover’).
shamrock
noun sham·rock \ˈsham-ˌräk\
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Full Definition of shamrock
: a trifoliolate plant used as a floral emblem by the Irish: as
a : a yellow-flowered Old World clover (Trifolium dubium) often regarded as the true shamrock
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Origin of shamrock
Irish seamróg, diminutive of seamar clover
First Known Use: 1577
Lesser Yellow Trefoil, Shamrock, Lesser Trefoil, Least Hop Clover, Suckling Clover
Trifolium dubium
A number of different plants are called shamrocks, but the official shamrock of Ireland is Trifolium dubium.
Trifolium dubium ‘Shamrock’
Lesser yellow trefoil (Trifolium dubium), a member of the clover family, is a small-leaved, procumbent annual weed.
Lesser Yellow Trefoil - Trifolium dubium
Trifolium dubium Sibth.
suckling clover
Trifolium dubium - Sibth.
Common Name Suckling Clover
Trifolium dubium
Authority (Brummitt & Powell): Sibth.
Place of original publication: Fl. Oxon. 231 (1794)
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Native/Alien: N
English name: Lesser Trefoil
Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil
Trifolium dubium Sibth.
Least Hop Clover
Least Hop Clover, Suckling Clover
Trifolium dubium
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Kleiner Klee
(Trifolium dubium)
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Synonyme:
Faden- Klee
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English name:
Suckling Clover
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Wissenschaftlicher Name: Trifolium dubium Sibth.
Deutscher Name: Kleiner Klee
Familienzugehörigkeit: Fabaceae, Schmetterlingsblütler
Status: einheimisch
Trifolium dubium J. Sibthorp
(Kleiner Klee, Faden-Klee)
Status: Heimisch
Trifolium dubium (Faden-Klee)
Der Faden-Klee (Trifolium dubium), auch Kleiner Klee oder Zweifelhafter Klee genannt, ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung Klee (Trifolium).
Info Flora (Zentrum des Datenverbundnetzes der Schweizer Flora):
Trifolium dubium Sibth.
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Zweifelhafter Klee
Zweifelhafter Klee
Trifolium dubium
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Andere Namen
Kleiner Klee
Trifolium minus
Trifolium dubium - Fadenklee
Trifolium dubium Fadenklee