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eglantine

eglantine noun: a Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.

Noun

eglantine (plural eglantines)

  1. A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.
    • Then to come in spite of sorrow,
      And at my window bid good-morrow,
      Through the sweet-briar, or the vine,
      Or the twisted eglantine [...]1645, John Milton, L'Allegro
    • Come down, we pray thee, ere the hot sun count
      His dewy rosary on the eglantine.1820, John Keats, “Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil. A Story from Boccaccio.”, in Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    sweetbrier

eglantine meaning in Tamil and Arabic

eglantine in Tamil

முட்செடி வகை

eglantine in Arabic

Rosa eglanteria
ورد ياقوتي

Synonyms of eglantine

Forms of eglantine

pluraleglantines

Origin of eglantine

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”).

Questions about eglantine

What does eglantine mean?
Eglantine means a Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.
What is eglantine in Tamil?
Eglantine in Tamil is முட்செடி வகை. See Eglantine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is eglantine?
Eglantine is a noun.
What is the plural of eglantine?
The plural of eglantine is eglantines.

Words near eglantine in the dictionary

  1. egis
  2. egises
  3. EGL
  4. eglandular
  5. eglandulose
  6. eglantine
  7. eglantines
  8. Egle
  9. Egler
  10. Eglers
  11. Egles

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