marguerite

(mär′gə rēt)

noun

  1. daisy (sense )
  2. any of several cultivated chrysanthemums (esp. Chrysanthemum frutescens) with a single flower
  3. any of various daisylike plants of the composite family

Origin: Fr, a pearl, daisy: see Margaret

noun

a feminine name

Origin: see Margaret

See marguerite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Either of two plants, Chrysanthemum frutescens of the Canary Islands, or C. leucanthemum of Eurasia, having white or pale yellow flowers that resemble those of the common American daisy. Also called Paris daisy.
  2. Any of several similar or related plants having daisylike flowers.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French margarite, daisy, pearl

Origin: , from Latin margarīta, pearl

Origin: , from Greek margarītēs; see margarite

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