Shamrock

Texas panhandle municipality

A shamrock is a small plant with three-lobed leaves, traditionally associated with Ireland.

Saint Patrick supposedly used its three leaves to explain the Christian Trinity.

The shamrock appears on Irish symbols, St.

Patrick's Day decorations, and logos evoking Irish identity: She pinned a shamrock to her lapel for the parade.

Irish

clover

Three-leafed legume plant

leprechaun · emerald · Gaelic · Dublin · Irish · trifoliate · Eire · lucky · green · Celtic knot

botanical

clover

Three-leafed legume plant

  • leafletSingle-sheet printed handout
  • oxalisSour-leafed woodland plant
  • legumePod-producing plant family

trefoil · white clover · four-leaf · meadow · pasture · nitrogen-fixing · leaf shape · groundcover · perennial · herbaceous

symbol

emblem

Representational sign or device

badge · motif · icon · trademark · Irish identity · heraldry · flag · crest · representation · pride

religious

Trinity

Godhead as three persons

teaching · conversion · doctrine · faith · missionary · legend · parable · symbolism · Christianity · triune

luck

four-leaf

Extra-lobed clover variant

fortune · good luck · amulet · superstition · rare find · wish · blessing · serendipity · omen · rabbit foot

Categories
Opposites
national/cultural symbolism

ShamrockUnion Jack

United Kingdom's national flag

maple leaf · thistle · leek · bald eagle · fleur-de-lis

religious/spiritual symbolism

Shamrockpentagram

Five-pointed mystical star

inverted cross · Star of David · ankh · om · dharma wheel

luck/fortune symbolism

Shamrockblack cat

Dark-coated feline

broken mirror · number thirteen · bad omen · curse · jinx

Phrases
Family

shamrocks

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G