marguerite
(ˈmɑːgəriːt)
[a. F. marguerite (see Margaret 2), originally the name of the daisy (Bellis perennis) and hence applied to larger flowers of similar shape.]
1. The common Daisy (Bellis perennis). rare—0.
| 1866 in Treas. Bot. 1878–86 Britten & Holland Plant-n., Margaret's Herb, or Marguerite. In recent Dicts. |
2. The Ox-eye Daisy, Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum; also C. frutescens or Paris Daisy. blue marguerite, Agathæa (Detris) cœlestis.
| 1866 Miss Thackeray Village on Cliff xiv. (1867) 218 A drawer in the bureau where she had already thrown some dead marguerites. 1882 Garden 18 Feb. 122/1 Flowers of the blue Marguerite (Agathæa cœlestis). Ibid. 16 Dec. 526/1 Paris Daisies, or white Marguerites, constitute just now one of the chief features in the gardens at Chiswick. |