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Marguerite

//ˌmɑː(ɹ)ɡəˈɹiːt// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from French.
Noun
  1. 1
    An oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).
  2. 2
    perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum wordnet
  3. 3
    A shrub with daisy-like flowers, Argyranthemum frutescens
  4. 4
    tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum wordnet
  5. 5
    The China aster.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French Marguerite in the 1860s. Doublet of Margaret, ultimately from the Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”).

Etymology 2

From French marguerite. Doublet of Margaret (and various forms, q.v.), margarita, margarite, and Margherita, and related to margarine.

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