Or is it just another name for clover?
2007-03-14 22:25:36 · 8 answers · asked by Barbara Doll to you 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
A shamrock is a three leafed young white clover. Very rare nowadays.
2007-03-14 22:35:22 · answer #1 · answered by Mummy B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The shamrock, an unofficial symbol of Ireland and Boston, Massachusetts, is a three-leafed young white clover, sometimes (rarely nowadays) Trifolium repens (white clover, known in Irish as seamair bhán) but more usually today Trifolium dubium (lesser clover, Irish: seamair bhuÃ). However, other three-leafed plants — such as black medic (Medicago lupulina), red clover (Trifolium pratense), and Common wood sorrel (genus Oxalis) — are sometimes designated as shamrocks. The shamrock was traditionally used for its medical properties and was a popular motif in Victorian times. It is also a common way to represent St. Patrick's Day, a holiday celebrated on March 17.
2007-03-15 05:33:51 · answer #2 · answered by faiza_t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea a 4-leaved clover or the Gas Station down the street
2007-03-15 05:33:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another name for Clover
2007-03-15 05:28:36 · answer #4 · answered by SilverSurfer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shamrock ,Texas just checked yahoo.
2007-03-15 05:34:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's a clover and i believe it's a rock in irland to
2007-03-15 05:40:46 · answer #6 · answered by Waylon V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure is - read all about it - web search link below:
http://www.google.com/search?q=Shamrock&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7SKPB
2007-03-15 08:07:19 · answer #7 · answered by Jewel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes there is signed a leprechorn
2007-03-15 05:29:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋