eglantine

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === eglantine (plural eglantines) A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips. Synonym: sweetbrier ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Rosa rubiginosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Galentine, elegantin, inelegant, legantine