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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