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  • noun Plural form of shamrock.

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Examples

  • Sometimes called shamrocks because of their similar three-petaled leaves, Oxalis vulcanicola varieties run the gamut from the fiery peaches and oranges of O. 'Sunset Velvet' to the equally bright golds of O. 'Molten Lava' to the cooler dusky copper tones of O. 'Zinfandel.'

    SFGate: Top News Stories Erle Nickel 2010

  • Sometimes called shamrocks because of their similar three-petaled leaves, Oxalis vulcanicola varieties run the gamut from the fiery peaches and oranges of O. 'Sunset Velvet' to the equally bright golds of O. 'Molten Lava' to the cooler dusky copper tones of O. 'Zinfandel.'

    SFGate: Top News Stories Erle Nickel 2010

  • Some of those "shamrocks" look more like broccoli.

    I'm Looking Over My Wrecked Up Clover 2010

  • "An 'Mary says that in Ireland they call clover' shamrocks '; an' --"

    The Awakening of Helena Richie Margaret Wade Campbell Deland 1901

  • is it just me, or do the "shamrocks" on that first cake look like frogs that are about to blow chunks?

    Rockin' Shams Jen 2009

  • Thistles were cut out from one, roses from another, shamrocks and daffodils – some no bigger than a 5p piece – and arranged individually on to silk tulle for the Royal School of Needlework to appliqué.

    Duchess of Cambridge wedding dress steals the show at Buckingham Palace 2011

  • After all, every St. Patrick's Day, they run around waving those shamrocks and draping everything in green.

    Daniel Cubias: Can Ethnic Pride Translate into Hatred? Daniel Cubias 2011

  • The doves in the above scene are happily playing in the foreground on a wreath of shamrocks, looking at the estate in the distance.

    Archive 2009-02-01 2009

  • I bring to you my mermaid song, my wrong size shoes and the dues I've paid in spades and shamrocks.

    Imperfect Gifts Misti Rainwater-Lites 2011

  • A handful of shamrocks for the green -- and the unbroken line of all our ancestors ..... your grandma was so fortunate to know her lovely grandchildren and ggrandchildren.

    Paradis - French Word-A-Day 2009

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