Irish name for Shamrock?

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Irish name for Shamrock?
Shamrock


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This article is about the three-leaf clover; for other meanings of the term, see shamrock (disambiguation)


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 bh谩n) but more usually today Trifolium dubium (lesser clover, Irish: seamair bhu铆). However, other three-leafed plants 鈥?such as black medic (Medicago lupulina), red clover (Trifolium pratense), and Common wood sorrel (genus Oxalis) 鈥?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 Saint Patricks day, a holiday celebrated on March 17.
Reply:Seamr贸g is the Irish name for shamrock. The word is a combination ot two words 'seamair 贸g' which means 'young (贸g) clover (seamar)
Reply:"Seamroy" as called by the Celts, considered a sacred plant in Ireland.Also signals the rebirth of spring, then later a symbol of emerging Irish nationalism.