blue marguerite
- noun
- Australian
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margarita azul
- We planted a blue marguerite near the patio to add a splash of color.
Examples
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The blue marguerite brightens up many gardens with its cheerful blossoms.
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The blue marguerite blooms beautifully in spring.
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A row of blue marguerites lined the edge of the flower bed.
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I planted a blue marguerite in my garden.
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The gardener planted blue marguerite in the flowerbed for its vibrant blue blooms.
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In spring, blue marguerite brightens up the garden with its daisy-like flowers.
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She chose the blue marguerite for her garden because it attracts butterflies.
Synonyms
A small bush with blue flowers like a daisy
A small hairy plant with blue flowers that look like daisies
A soft, hairy plant with bright blue daisy-like flowers from South Africa
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'blue' (a color) modifies 'marguerite' (a flowering plant), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a marguerite that is blue. Specific botanical details (hairy subshrub, regional origin) require extra knowledge but do not affect the basic, compositional meaning.
Etymology
Blue marguerite is named for its bright blue, daisy-like flowers. Here blue shows the colour and marguerite comes from a word for 'daisy', so the name simply means a blue, daisy-like garden flower.
