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

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

Wild marigolds abound in large patches, even on the mountain heights, where there is plenty of moisture and sunshine, and a species of marguerite, or mountain daisy, is not uncommon.

From The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter by James, George Wharton

So to mix and mingle, so to adjust center-pieces, so to mingle ferns, so to embarrass every curve, is not the print of a marguerite, it is so likely to shine.

From Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories by Stein, Gertrude