eglantine

[ eg-luhn-tahyn, -teen ]

/ ˈɛg lənˌtaɪn, -ˌtin /

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noun

the sweetbrier.

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Origin of eglantine

1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French; Old French aiglent (<Vulgar Latin *aculentum, neuter of *aculentus prickly, equivalent to Latin acu(s) needle + -lentus adj. suffix) + -ine-ine¹

Words nearby eglantine

egg tooth, egg white, Egham, egis, eglandular, eglantine, Eglevsky, EGM, Egmont, ego, ego-alien

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How to use eglantine in a sentence

There can be no doubt that the Eglantine in his time was the Sweet Brier—his notice of the sweet leaf makes this certain.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
Over the water before her hung an eglantine bush, with its many roses either budding or but just out.
The Water of the Wondrous Isles|William Morris
Violetta quickly finished her wreath of eglantine, and dropped it lightly on Ilaria's brow.
The Hill of Venus|Nathan Gallizier
Eglantine, one of the names of the sweetbrier (Rosa rubiginosa), a kind of wild rose.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

This division includes all the Eglantine, or Sweet-brier Roses.
Parsons on the Rose|Samuel Browne Parsons

British Dictionary definitions for eglantine

eglantine

/ (ˈɛɡlənˌtaɪn) /

noun

another name for sweetbrier

Word Origin for eglantine

C14: from Old French aiglent, ultimately from Latin acus needle, from acer sharp, keen

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