- seamrag
- shamrock, seamair (M`A.), Irish seamróg, Middle Irish semrach (adj.), Early Irish semmor (B.L.):
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
seamrag
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Trifolium repens — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
