marguerite
- noun
- /ˌmɑrɡəˈrit/
:
margarita
- golden marguerite
Examples
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This is a butterfly Marguerite Daisy and it's just done amazing.
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"A romantic name, Rita, short for the flower, marguerite."
Fiction book (1992) -
Now I need to water and before I move on to the next project, here is one more of the butterfly Marguerite daisies.
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And smaller pots of thriving marguerites all over.
Fiction book (1999) -
The garden was full of beautiful marguerites blooming in the sunlight.
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She picked a bouquet of marguerites to brighten up the kitchen table.
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In spring, the fields are dotted with white and yellow marguerites swaying in the breeze.
Synonyms
A small bushy garden plant with pale yellow daisy-like flowers
A small bush from the Canary Islands that lives for many years with pale yellow daisy-like flowers grown in gardens
A small flowering plant with white or pale yellow daisy-like flowers
A plant that lives for many years with pale yellow daisy flowers grown in gardens
A plant with flowers like a daisy often grown in gardens
A perennial herb from Europe and Asia with hairy divided leaves and bright yellow daisy-like flowers
A garden plant with bright yellow daisy-like flowers that lives many years
A small bush with blue, daisy-like flowers often grown in gardens
Compounds
- Specialized
A garden plant with bright yellow daisy-like flowers that lives many years
Surface Forms
Etymology
Marguerite is the French name for a daisy and comes from the Latin word margarita, which means 'pearl'. Think of the flower's round, bright centre like a small 'pearl', and so the name came to mean this simple white garden flower.
