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Marguerite

Mar′gue-rite

,
Noun.
[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.

Definition 2024

Marguerite

Marguerite

See also: marguerite

English

Proper noun

Marguerite

  1. A female given name borrowed from France in the 1860s.

French

Proper noun

Marguerite

  1. A female given name, cognate to Margaret.

Related terms

Norman

Proper noun

Marguerite f

  1. A female given name, equivalent to English Margaret.

marguerite

marguerite

See also: Marguerite

English

Noun

marguerite ‎(plural marguerites)

  1. An oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).

Translations

See also

French

Pronunciation

Noun

marguerite f ‎(plural marguerites)

  1. marguerite

Derived terms

Etymology

French equivalent of Margaret, ultimately from Greek "pearl". The name has also been adopted for a cultivated daisy.

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