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shamrock 音標拼音: [ʃ'æmr ,ɑk] n. 天藍 天藍 shamrock n 1: creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage [ synonym: { white clover}, { dutch clover}, { shamrock}, { Trifolium repens}] 2: Eurasian plant with heart- shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple- veined flowers [ synonym: { common wood sorrel}, { cuckoo bread}, { shamrock}, { Oxalis acetosella}] 3: clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock [ synonym: { hop clover}, { shamrock}, { lesser yellow trefoil}, { Trifolium dubium}] Shamrock \ Sham" rock\, n. [ L. seamrog, seamar, trefoil, white clover, white honeysuckle; akin to Gael. seamrag.] ( Bot.) A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The original plant was probably a kind of wood sorrel ({ Oxalis Acetocella}); but now the name is given to the white clover ({ Trifolium repens}), and the black medic ({ Medicago lupulina}). [ 1913 Webster] 91 Moby Thesaurus words for " shamrock": armory, badge, badge of office, badges, baton, blazonry, brassard, button, cap and gown, chain, chain of office, class ring, clover, cockade, collar, cross, decoration, deuce- ace, dress, eagle, emblems, ensigns, fasces, figurehead, fleur- de- lis, hammer and sickle, heraldry, insignia, lapel pin, leash, livery, mace, mantle, markings, medal, mortarboard, old school tie, pin, regalia, ring, rose, school ring, set of three, sigillography, skull and crossbones, sphragistics, staff, swastika, tartan, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, thistle, three, threesome, tie, tierce, trefoil, trey, triad, trialogue, triangle, tricorn, trident, triennium, trihedron, trilogy, trimester, trine, trinity, trinomial, trio, triphthong, triple crown, triple threat, triplet, triplopy, tripod, triptych, trireme, triseme, triskelion, trisul, triumvirate, triunity, trivet, troika, uniform, verge, wand
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