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a daisy and a pizza pretending they have nothing in common
means A marguerite is a daisy-like flower with white petals around a yellow center, and the name also lends itself to the classic Margherita pizza topped with tomato, mozzarella, and basil.
from Marguerite is the French form of Margaret, both descending from Greek 'margaritēs,' meaning pearl — a fitting name for a flower whose petals scatter like little white pearls. The pizza, spelled Margherita, carries a separate and beloved story: it's popularly said to honor Queen Margherita of Savoy, supposedly served a Naples pie colored red, white, and green like the Italian flag. That tale is charming but unverified — the name and the legend are real enough, the royal visit harder to pin down.
- flower roots
- From Greek margarites, meaning pearl
- pizza twin
- Margherita pizza shares the same name origin
- royal name
- Borne by queens of France and Navarre
- loves-me game
- The daisy you pluck for fortune-telling
- cocktail cousin
- Margarita echoes the same pearl-bright root
marguerite yourcenar — belgian-born french author, first woman elected to académie française in 1980
marguerite of navarre — 16th century french queen and writer, sister of king francis i