MARGUERITE
marguerite, marguerite daisy, Paris daisy, Chrysanthemum frutescens, Argyranthemum frutescens
(noun) perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
marguerite (plural marguerites)
An oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).
A shrub with daisy-like flowers, Argyranthemum frutescens
The China aster.
Etymology
Proper noun
Marguerite
A female given name from French borrowed from France in the 1860s.
Source: Wiktionary
Mar"gue*rite, n. Etym: [F., a pearl, a daisy. See Margarite.] (Bot.)
Definition: The daisy (Bellis perennis). The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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