marguerite daisy
- noun
- /ˌmɑrɡəˈrit ˈdeɪzi/
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margarita
- The garden was filled with beautiful marguerite daisies blooming in vibrant white and yellow colors.
Examples
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She planted marguerite daisies in her backyard to attract butterflies during the summer.
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The florist arranged a bouquet featuring marguerite daisies alongside other colorful flowers.
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This is a butterfly Marguerite Daisy and it's just done amazing.
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 plant that lives for many years with pale yellow daisy flowers grown in gardens
A garden flower like a white or pale yellow daisy
A plant with flowers like a daisy often grown in gardens
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase names a specific kind of daisy and its meaning is directly compositional: 'marguerite' (a flowering plant/name) + 'daisy' (a type of flower) yields 'a daisy called marguerite'. A B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to a particular daisy species (an ornamental flower), even if they might not know the exact botanical details.
Etymology
Marguerite daisy may come from the French word marguerite, which originally meant 'pearl' because people thought the white, round flower heads looked like little pearls. So the name came to mean this pale, daisy-like garden flower.
