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Noun: eglantine  'eg-lun,tIn
  1. Eurasian rose with prickly stems, fragrant leaves, and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
    "Sweetbrier is also known as eglantine"; "sweetbriar is also known as eglantine"; "brier is also known as eglantine"; "briar is also known as eglantine"; "Rosa eglanteria is also known as eglantine";
    - sweetbrier, sweetbriar, brier, briar, Rosa eglanteria

Derived forms: eglantines

Type of: rose, rosebush

Encyclopedia: Eglantine