marguerite

[ mahr-guh-reet ]

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.

Origin of marguerite

1
1865–70; <French: daisy, pearl <Latin margarīta pearl <Greek; see margarite

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Marguerite
[ mahr-guh-reet; French mar-guh-reet ]

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

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marguerite

/ (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

Origin of marguerite

1
C19: from French: daisy, pearl, from Latin margarīta, from Greek margaritēs, from margaron

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