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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

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,
         shamrock, Trifolium repens]
    2: Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white
       purple-veined flowers [syn: common wood sorrel, cuckoo
       bread, shamrock, Oxalis acetosella]
    3: clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often
       considered the true or original shamrock [syn: hop clover,
       shamrock, lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

3. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Shamrock, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
   Population (2000):    125
   Housing Units (2000): 70
   Land area (2000):     0.329684 sq. miles (0.853877 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.329684 sq. miles (0.853877 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            66600
   Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
   Location:             35.910737 N, 96.580131 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Shamrock, OK
    Shamrock

4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Shamrock, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    2029
   Housing Units (2000): 1072
   Land area (2000):     2.070994 sq. miles (5.363849 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.070994 sq. miles (5.363849 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            67160
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             35.217116 N, 100.247171 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Shamrock, TX
    Shamrock

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