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marguerite

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mar⋅gue⋅rite

  [mahr-guh-reet]
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–noun
1. Also called Paris daisy. the European daisy, Bellis perennis.
2. any of several daisylike flowers, esp. Chrysanthemum frutescens, cultivated for its numerous white-rayed, yellow-centered flowers.
Origin:
1865–70; < F: daisy, pearl < L margarīta pearl < Gk; see margarite

Mar⋅gue⋅rite

  [mahr-guh-reet; Fr. mar-guh-reet]
–noun
a female given name, French form of Margaret.
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mar·gue·rite   (mär'gə-rēt', -gyə-)   
n.  

  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.


[French, from Old French margarite, daisy, pearl, from Latin margarīta, pearl, from Greek margarītēs; see margarite.]
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