eglantine
4 synonyms for eglantine, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A rose native to Europe and Asia, Rosa rubiginosa (also called Rosa eglanteria), with thorny stems, sweet-smelling leaves, pink blooms and red hips.
Synonyms
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Etymology
Came via French églantine and Middle English eglentyn, from the Old French adjective aiglantin, itself from Old French aiglent (“sweetbrier”), from Latin aculentus (formed with the ending of spinulentus, “thorny, prickly”), from aculeus (“prickle”), from acus (“needle”).
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