Shamrock

Shamrock (Trifolium Repens) is a three-leafed old white clover. It is known as a symbol of Ireland. The name shamrock is derived from Irish seamróg, which is the diminutive version of the Irish word for clover (seamair).

Quotes

 * I'll seek a four-leaved shamrock in all the fairy dells, And if I find the charmèd leaves, oh, how I'll weave my spells!
 * Samuel Lover, The Four-Leaved Shamrock; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 702.


 * O, the Shamrock, the green, immortal Shamrock! Chosen leaf  Of Bard and Chief, Old Erin's native Shamrock.
 * Thomas Moore, Oh, the Shamrock; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 702.