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marguerite
[ mahr-guh-reet ]
/ ËmÉr gÉËrit /
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noun
Also called Paris daisy. the European daisy, Bellis perennis.
any of several daisylike flowers, especially Chrysanthemum frutescens, cultivated for its numerous white-rayed, yellow-centered flowers.
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Origin of marguerite
1865â70; <French: daisy, pearl <Latin margarÄ«ta pearl <Greek; see margarite
Words nearby marguerite
Margot, margravate, margrave, margravine, Margrethe II, marguerite, Margulies, mar-hawk, Marheshvan, Mari, Maria
Other definitions for marguerite (2 of 2)
Marguerite
[ mahr-guh-reet; French mar-guh-reet ]
/ ËmÉr gÉËrit; French mar gÉËrit /
noun
a female given name, French form of Margaret.
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British Dictionary definitions for marguerite
marguerite
/ (ËmÉËÉĄÉËriËt) /
noun
a cultivated garden plant, Chrysanthemum frutescens, whose flower heads have white or pale yellow rays around a yellow disc: family Asteraceae (composites)
any of various related plants with daisy-like flowers, esp C. leucanthemum
Word Origin for marguerite
C19: from French: daisy, pearl, from Latin margarÄ«ta, from Greek margaritÄs, from margaron
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