Paris daisy

noun

1. marguerite ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Paris daisy¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The flowers are developed on the ends of the branches, and are 3 in. long and wide, the sepals spreading and recurved, as in a Paris daisy, their colour being bright rose purple.

From Project Gutenberg

Amongst perennial kinds, Chrysanthemum frutescens is the well-known Paris daisy or marguerite, one of the most popular of the genus.

From Project Gutenberg

Cascades of pink ivy-leaf geranium, creeping- jenny, and nasturtiums backed by white or yellow Paris daisies, flowed outward between the white ballusters and masked the edge of the woodwork.

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