Definition of eglantine Eglantine

/ɛˈglʌntajˌn/ - [egluntayn] - eg•lan•tine

We found 6 definitions of eglantine from 5 different sources.

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What does eglantine mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

eglantine - Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
  sweetbrier, sweetbriar, brier, briar, Rosa eglanteria
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

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

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • eglantine (n.)
    A species of rose (Rosa Eglanteria), with fragrant foliage and flowers of various colors.
  • eglantine (n.)
    The sweetbrier (R. rubiginosa).

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • eglantine
    eg′lan-tīn, n. a name given to the sweet-brier, and some other species of rose, whose branches are covered with sharp prickles. [Fr.,—O. Fr. aiglent, as if from a L. aculentus, prickly—acus, a needle, and suff. lentus.]

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