Meaning and Origin
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Origin and Meaning of Margarite
User Submitted Origins
Spanish
67%
Greek
33%
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Mar"ga*rite
Senses
- A pearl.(Obs)
- [Min] A mineral related to the micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly luster.
Etymology: L. margarita, Gr. � a pearl; cf. F. marguerite
Wiktionary
From Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “a pearl”) + -ite.
- (mineralogy) A calcium-rich member of the mica group of phyllosilicates, forming white to pinkish or yellowish-gray masses or thin laminae.
- (obsolete) pearl