Noun: marguerite ,maa(r)-gu'reet
- Tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
"marguerites dotted the summer meadow";
- oxeye daisy, ox-eyed daisy, moon daisy, white daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
- Perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum
"Marguerites bloomed all summer on the patio"; "marguerite daisies bloomed all summer on the patio";
- marguerite daisy, Paris daisy, Chrysanthemum frutescens, Argyranthemum frutescens
Derived forms: marguerites
Type of: flower, subshrub, suffrutex
Part of: Argyranthemum, genus Argyranthemum, genus Leucanthemum, Leucanthemum
Encyclopedia: Marguerite, Duchess of Rohan