Meaning

3 senses
  1. An oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).

  2. A shrub with daisy-like flowers, Argyranthemum frutescens

  3. The China aster.

More definitions
  • perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum
  • tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum

Origin

From French marguerite. Doublet of Margaret (and various forms, q.v.), margarita, margarit

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

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Forms

plural: marguerites
Singularmarguerite
Pluralmarguerites

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedmargarine

See also

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