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Eglantine

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.

    "Come down, we pray thee, ere the hot sun count / His dewy rosary on the eglantine."

  2. 2
    Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips wordnet

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”).

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