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eg·lan·tine (eg′lən tīn′, -tēn′)

noun

a European rose (Rosa eglanteria) with hooked spines, sweet-scented leaves, and usually pink flowers; sweetbrier: naturalized in W U.S.

Etymology: Fr églantine < OFr aiglent < LL *aculentus < L aculeus, a sting, prickle, dim. of acus, a point, sting: see acuity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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