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• marguerite
  marguerite

  noun

  the European daisy, Bellis perennis.
• Marguerite
  Marguerite

  noun

  a female given name, French form of Margaret.

marguerite

¹ American  

[mahr-guh-reet] / ˌmɑr gəˈrit /

noun

1. Also called Paris daisy.  the European daisy, Bellis perennis.

2. any of several daisylike flowers, especially Chrysanthemum frutescens, cultivated for its numerous white-rayed, yellow-centered flowers.

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Marguerite ² American  

[mahr-guh-reet, mar-guh-reet] / ˌmɑr gəˈrit, mar gəˈrit /

noun

1. a female given name, French form of Margaret.

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marguerite British  

/ ˌmɑːɡəˈriːt /

noun

1. a cultivated garden plant, Chrysanthemum frutescens, whose flower heads have white or pale yellow rays around a yellow disc: family Asteraceae (composites)

2. any of various related plants with daisy-like flowers, esp C. leucanthemum

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Etymology

Origin of marguerite

1865–70; < French: daisy, pearl < Latin margarīta pearl < Greek; see margarite

Example Sentences

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marguerite Marguerite

Red candles, red marguerite daisies and anti-fascist stickers lay at the foot of the 12-foot-tall monument to Marx, the author of “The Communist Manifesto,” recently.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2020

I made this archetypal drawing of the shape of the marguerite, as a child would, and made it in bronze and then painted it as if it were a silk-screen print.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2019

One of the nine people who had turned up to say goodbye placed two pots of yellow and white marguerite daisies on the casket.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 27, 2018

The forest foxglove is purple, the marguerite Outside is gold and white, Nor can those that pluck either blossom greet The others, day or night.

From Last Poems by Thomas, Edward

When a Marguerite plucks the petals of a marguerite, muttering "he loves me—he loves me not," her heart flutters in momentary anguish with every "not," till the next petal soothes it again.

From Primitive Love and Love-Stories by Finck, Henry Theophilus

A recent webinar by Marguerite Roza of Edunomics laid out possibilities, including using the funds for tutoring or “enhanced” services like field trips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

And only DeMichelle’s Marguerite has the necessary command to bring this obstreperous monarch to heel.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

French artist Marguerite Humeau chose an unusual site for her 2023 earthwork “Orisons.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

The mini-landslide happened at about 8:20 p.m. along a coastal bluff off Marguerite Drive near Palos Verdes Drive West, according to the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025

The retinue entered the hall after the king—first Blanche of Castile, followed by Queen Marguerite, King Louis’s wife, with their infant daughter in her arms.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz