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 origin
C19: from French: daisy, pearl, from Latin margarīta, from Greek margaritēs, from margaron
Marguerite in American English
(ˌmɑrgəˈrit)
noun
a feminine name
Word origin
see Margaret
marguerite in American English
(ˌmɑrgəˈrit)
noun
1.
daisy (sense 1)
2.
any of several cultivated chrysanthemums (esp. Chrysanthemum frutescens) with a single flower
3.
any of various daisylike plants of the composite family