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eglantine
Eglantine (noun) means a rose native to Europe and Asia, Rosa rubiginosa (also called Rosa eglanteria), with thorny stems, sweet-smelling leaves, pink blooms and red hips.
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A rose native to Europe and Asia, Rosa rubiginosa (also called Rosa eglanteria), with thorny stems, sweet-smelling leaves, pink blooms and red hips.
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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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What is the meaning of eglantine?
"eglantine" (noun) means a rose native to Europe and Asia, Rosa rubiginosa (also called Rosa eglanteria), with thorny stems, sweet-smelling leaves, pink blooms and red hips.
What is another word for eglantine?
Other words for "eglantine" include sweetbriar, sweetbrier, brier, briar.
