marguerite

(mär'gə-rēt', -gyə-)
n.

1. Either of two plants, Chrysanthemum frutescens of the Canary Islands, or C. leucanthemum of Eurasia, having white or pale yellow flowers that resemble those of the common American daisy. Also called Paris daisy.
2. Any of several similar or related plants having daisylike flowers.

[French, from Old French margarite, daisy, pearl, from Latin margarīta, pearl, from Greek margarītēs. See margarite.]

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
  Synonyms: oxeye daisy, ox-eyed daisy, moon daisy, white daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum

Meaning #2: perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum
  Synonyms: marguerite daisy, Paris daisy, Chrysanthemum frutescens, Argyranthemum frutescens

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - margerit

Nederlands (Dutch)
margriet

Français (French)
n. - marguerite

Deutsch (German)
n. - Margerite

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυτολ.) μαργαρίτα

Italiano (Italian)
margherita

Português (Portuguese)
n. - margarida (f) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
маргаритка

Español (Spanish)
n. - margarita

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - prästkrage (bot.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
雏菊

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 雛菊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 여자의 이름

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - マーガレット

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زهرة اللؤلؤيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חיננית (פרח)‬

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