marguerite

nounattested in dialogue

United States//ˌmɑɹ.ɡəˈɹit//

An oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).

noun

1
An oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).
2
A shrub with daisy-like flowers, Argyranthemum frutescens
3
The China aster.

Etymology

From French marguerite. Doublet of Margaret (and various forms, q.v.), margarita, margarite, and Margherita, and related to margarine.

Forms

plural: marguerites

margo · border, margin Margo · A surname from French.Margot · A female given name from French.

marguerite · An oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).

Marguerite · A female given name from French.Mari · A Volga-Finnic people in the Volga region.Maria · A female given name from Hebrew.

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