marguerite
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See also: Marguerite
English
Etymology
From French marguerite. Doublet of Margaret (and various forms, q.v.), margarita, margarite, and Margherita, and related to margarine.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɑɹ.ɡəˈɹit/
Noun
marguerite (plural marguerites)
- An oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare).
- A shrub with daisy-like flowers, Argyranthemum frutescens
- The China aster.
Related terms
Translations
oxeye daisy — see oxeye daisy
See also
French
Etymology
From Latin margarīta (“pearl”), from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs).
Pronunciation
Noun
marguerite f (plural marguerites)
- (botany) marguerite (Leucanthemum)
- Hypernym: astéracées
- Hyponyms: maguerite commune, marguerite géante
- (nautical) messenger
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → English: marguerite
Further reading
- “marguerite” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, 4th Edition (1762).
- “marguerite” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
- “marguerite” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
- “marguerite” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “marguerite” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “marguerite” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
- “marguerite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.