eglantine

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eglantine

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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”).

noun eglantines

A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips. Then to come in spite of sorrow, And at my window bid good-morrow, Through the sweet-briar, or the vine, Or the twisted eglantine [...]
Similar: sweetbrier

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noun Rosa eglanteria

Español	rosa mosqueta, mosqueta
日本語	イヌバラ, エグランタイン
Português	rosa rubiginosa
Français	églantier, églantine
Deutsch	Weinrose, Apfelrose, Zaunrose
Русский	шипо́вник ржа́во-кра́сный šipóvnik ržávo-krásnyj, шипо́вник волы́нский šipóvnik volýnskij, шипо́вник кра́сно-бу́рый šipóvnik krásno-búryj, шипо́вник ржа́вчинный šipóvnik ržávčinnyj, ро́за кра́сно-бу́рая róza krásno-búraja, ро́за ржа́вая róza ržávaja
العربية	ورد ياقوتي

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@misc{eglantine_2026,
  title = {eglantine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eglantine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}