Meanings
plural eglantines
- A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.
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, stanza XXIV, page 611 more example
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'AllegroSynonyms: sweetbrier
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.
More synonyms by meaning
nounEurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinaculentus
- Old Frenchaiglent“sweetbrier”
- Old Frenchaiglantin
- Middle Englisheglentyn
- Frenchéglantine
- Englisheglantine
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”).
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Arabic ورد ياقوتي
- ورد ياقوتيRosa eglanteria
Bulgarian дива роза
- дива розаRosa eglanteria
Catalan englantina roja
- englantina rojaRosa eglanteria
Danish æblerose, æble-rose
- æbleroseRosa eglanteria
- æble-roseRosa eglanteria
Dutch egelantier
- egelantierRosa eglanteria
Esperanto eglanterio
- eglanterioRosa eglanteria
Finnish omenaruusu
- omenaruusuRosa eglanteria
French églantier, églantine
- églantierRosa eglanteria
- églantineRosa eglanteria
German Weinrose, Apfelrose
- WeinroseRosa eglanteria
- ApfelroseRosa eglanteria
- ZaunroseRosa eglanteria
Japanese イヌバラ, エグランタイン
- イヌバラRosa eglanteria
- エグランタインRosa eglanteria
Latvian smaržlapu roze, ego
- smaržlapu rozeRosa eglanteria
- egoRosa eglanteria
Polish róża rdzawa, róża szkocka
- róża rdzawaRosa eglanteria
- róża szkockaRosa eglanteria
Portuguese rosa rubiginosa
- rosa rubiginosaRosa eglanteria
Russian шипо́вник ржа́во-кра́сный, шипо́вник волы́нский
- шипо́вник ржа́во-кра́сный (šipóvnik ržávo-krásnyj)Rosa eglanteria
- шипо́вник волы́нский (šipóvnik volýnskij)Rosa eglanteria
- шипо́вник кра́сно-бу́рый (šipóvnik krásno-búryj)Rosa eglanteria
- шипо́вник ржа́вчинный (šipóvnik ržávčinnyj)Rosa eglanteria
- ро́за кра́сно-бу́рая (róza krásno-búraja)Rosa eglanteria
- ро́за ржа́вая (róza ržávaja)Rosa eglanteria
- ро́за ржа́во-кра́сная (róza ržávo-krásnaja)Rosa eglanteria
- ро́за ржа́вчинная (róza ržávčinnaja)Rosa eglanteria
- ро́за эглантерия (róza eglanterija)Rosa eglanteria
Spanish rosa mosqueta, mosqueta
- rosa mosquetaRosa eglanteria
- mosquetaRosa eglanteria
Swedish äppelros, vinros
- äppelrosRosa eglanteria
- vinrosRosa eglanteria
- lukttörneRosa eglanteria
Welsh drysïen bêr, miaren Mair
- drysïen bêrRosa eglanteria
- miaren MairRosa eglanteria
- rhoslwyn pêrRosa eglanteria
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Cite this entry
eglantine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eglantine
“eglantine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eglantine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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