eg|lan|tine

eg|lan|tine
eg|lan|tine «EHG luhn tyn, -teen», noun.
1. a wild rose with a tall, prickly stem and single, pink flowers; sweetbrier.
2. any one of certain other plants, such as the woodbine and dog rose.
[< Middle French eglantine (diminutive) < Old French aiglent < Vulgar Latin aculentus spiny < Latin acus, -ūs needle]

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