(n)any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
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n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; chryso`s gold + &unr_; flower. ] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants, mostly perennial, and of many species including the many varieties of garden chrysanthemums (annual and perennial), and also the feverfew and the oxeye daisy. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ma-garetto ; magareito ; magare-to](n) (1) marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); (2) Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)#7754[Add to Longdo]