The four-leaf clover is often confused with the shamrock. While the four-leaf clover is a symbol of good luck, the three-leafed shamrock is mainly an Irish christian symbol of the Holy Trinity and has a different significance.
I guess I get where this can be confusing, because both are clovers, but it’s pretty clear: A shamrock has three leaves, and a four-leaf clover has, well, four.Though there are around 300 species of clover, a shamrock isn't one of them—in fact, it could be any of them. Any type of clover that typically has three leaves can be considered a shamrock. The shamrock is the main symbol of St. Patrick’s Day and all things Irish because it’s supposedly what St. Patrick used to illustrate the concept of the Holy Trinity. Four-leaf clovers, on the other hand, are just freaks of nature in those same species of clover.
a shamrock!
A shamrock.
clover.
Ehm. Clover, I suppose. Shamrocks are a kind of clover.
St. Patrick uses the shamrock (Irish word for clover- like plant) to explain the Trinity. The Shamrock, like American clover, has three leaves.
seamair (clover) [shammir] seamróg(little clover, shamrock) [sham-róg]
Little clover
shamrock
No. Shamrock is a kind of clover that grows naturally in Ireland
the shamrock!