Meaning of MARGUERITE
| Pronunciation: | | `mârgu'reet
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- [n] perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum
- [n] tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
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| | Synonyms: | | Argyranthemum frutescens, Chrysanthemum frutescens, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Leucanthemum vulgare, marguerite daisy, moon daisy, oxeye daisy, ox-eyed daisy, Paris daisy, white daisy |
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| | See Also: | | Argyranthemum, flower, genus Argyranthemum, genus Leucanthemum, Leucanthemum, subshrub, suffrutex | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mar"gue*rite\, n. [F., a pearl, a daisy. See
{Margarite}.] (Bot.)
The daisy ({Bellis perennis}). The name is often applied also
to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster. --Longfellow.
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