Eglantine
[eg-luh n-tahyn, -teen] /ˈɛg lənˌtaɪn, -ˌtin/
noun
1.
the sweetbrier.
/ˈɛɡlənˌtaɪn/
noun
1.
another name for sweetbrier
n.
“sweet briar,” c.1400, from French églantine, from Old French aiglent “dog rose,” from Vulgar Latin *aquilentus “rich in prickles,” from Latin aculeus “spine, prickle,” diminutive of acus “needle” (see acuity).
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