marguerite

¹

[ mahr-guh-reet ]

noun

1. Also called Paris daisy. the European daisy, Bellis perennis.
2. any of several daisylike flowers, especially Chrysanthemum frutescens, cultivated for its numerous white-rayed, yellow-centered flowers.

Marguerite

²

[ mahr-guh-reet; French mar-guh-reet ]

noun

1. a female given name, French form of Margaret.

marguerite

/ ˌmɑːɡəˈriːt /

noun

1. a cultivated garden plant, Chrysanthemum frutescens, whose flower heads have white or pale yellow rays around a yellow disc: family Asteraceae (composites)
2. any of various related plants with daisy-like flowers, esp C. leucanthemum

Word History and Origins

Origin of marguerite¹

1865–70; < French: daisy, pearl < Latin margarīta pearl < Greek; margarite

Word History and Origins

Origin of marguerite¹

C19: from French: daisy, pearl, from Latin margarīta, from Greek margaritēs, from margaron

Example Sentences

In “The Red Studio,” Matisse took the homemaking Marguerite of his family painting, identified there by the “marguerites” on her dress, and translated her into his atelier’s artful nude, still recognizably daisied.

From New York Times

Red candles, red marguerite daisies and anti-fascist stickers lay at the foot of the 12-foot-tall monument to Marx, the author of “The Communist Manifesto,” recently.

From Seattle Times

I made this archetypal drawing of the shape of the marguerite, as a child would, and made it in bronze and then painted it as if it were a silk-screen print.

From New York Times

“Ah, marguerites,” she said, using the French word.

From Washington Post

One of the nine people who had turned up to say goodbye placed two pots of yellow and white marguerite daisies on the casket.

From The Guardian