# shamrock

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃæm.ɹɒk/ · frequency rank #34,280

## Definitions
1. The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.
2. Any of several species of small clover-like plant species, with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens.

## Etymology
From Irish seamróg, from Old Irish semróc, diminutive of semar, semair (“clover”), from Proto-Celtic *semarā, *semaris (compare Gaulish uisumaris (“clover”)), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *semh₁r-, *smeh₁r-. Related to Old Norse smári (“clover”) and possibly Georgian სამყურა (samq̇ura, “clover”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`hsamrock`, `sahmrock`, `shammrock`, `shamorck`, `shamrcok`, `shamrocck`, `shamrockk`, `shamrokc`, `shamrrock`, `sharmock`, `shhamrock`, `shmarock`, `sshamrock`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shamrock