eglantine


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
eglantine /ˈɛgləntʌɪn/
noun another term for sweetbriar.
– origin ME: from OFr., from Provençal aiglentina, based on L. acus ‘needle’ or aculeus ‘prickle’.
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