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marginalia
marginalize
marginally
marginate
margravate
margrave
margraviate
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marguerite
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marguerite
marguerite [ mrgə rt ] (plural marguerites)


noun 
Definition:
 
plant resembling daisy: a widely cultivated garden plant. Flowers: white or pale yellow petals, yellow centre. Native to: Canary Islands.  Latin name Chrysanthemum frutescens.
[Early 17th century. < French< the name Marguerite]
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