eglantine

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips

Etymology

From French églantine, Middle English eglentyn, from Old French aiglantin (adj.), from Old French aiglent (“sweetbrier”), from Latin aculentus (with the ending of spinulentus (“thorny, prickly”)), from aculeus (“prickle”), from acus (“needle”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

sweetbrier, sweetbriar, brier, briar, Rosa eglanteria

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