marguerite
1. 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
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Marguerite
borne to heaven by angels. [Fr. Opera: Faust, Westerman, 183–185]
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