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eglantine

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sweetbrier

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sweetbrier, sweetbriar, brier, briar, Rosa eglanteria

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rose, rosebush

History

Etymology

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”).

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ورد ياقوتي — Rosa eglanteria
  • Arabic: ورد روبيجينوزا — Rosa eglanteria
  • Bulgarian: дива роза — Rosa eglanteria
  • Catalan: englantina roja — Rosa eglanteria
  • Danish: æblerose — Rosa eglanteria
  • Danish: æble-rose — Rosa eglanteria
  • Dutch: egelantier — Rosa eglanteria
  • Esperanto: eglanterio — Rosa eglanteria
  • Finnish: omenaruusu — Rosa eglanteria
  • French: églantier — Rosa eglanteria
  • French: églantine — Rosa eglanteria
  • German: Weinrose — Rosa eglanteria
  • German: Apfelrose — Rosa eglanteria
  • German: Zaunrose — Rosa eglanteria
  • Ido: heg-rozo — Rosa eglanteria
  • Ido: heg-roziero — Rosa eglanteria
  • Japanese: イヌバラ — Rosa eglanteria
  • Japanese: エグランタイン — Rosa eglanteria
  • Latvian: smaržlapu roze — Rosa eglanteria
  • Latvian: ego — Rosa eglanteria
  • Polish: róża rdzawa — Rosa eglanteria
  • Polish: róża szkocka — Rosa eglanteria
  • Portuguese: rosa rubiginosa — Rosa eglanteria
  • Russian: шипо́вник ржа́во-кра́сный (šipóvnik ržávo-krásnyj) — Rosa eglanteria
  • Russian: шипо́вник волы́нский (šipóvnik volýnskij) — Rosa eglanteria
  • Russian: шипо́вник кра́сно-бу́рый (šipóvnik krásno-búryj) — Rosa eglanteria
  • Russian: шипо́вник ржа́вчинный (šipóvnik ržávčinnyj) — Rosa eglanteria
  • Russian: ро́за кра́сно-бу́рая (róza krásno-búraja) — Rosa eglanteria
  • Russian: ро́за ржа́вая (róza ržávaja) — Rosa eglanteria
  • Russian: ро́за ржа́во-кра́сная (róza ržávo-krásnaja) — Rosa eglanteria
  • Russian: ро́за ржа́вчинная (róza ržávčinnaja) — Rosa eglanteria
  • Russian: ро́за эглантерия (róza eglanterija) — Rosa eglanteria
  • Spanish: rosa mosqueta — Rosa eglanteria
  • Spanish: mosqueta — Rosa eglanteria
  • Swedish: äppelros — Rosa eglanteria
  • Swedish: vinros — Rosa eglanteria
  • Swedish: lukttörne — Rosa eglanteria
  • Welsh: drysïen bêr — Rosa eglanteria
  • Welsh: miaren Mair — Rosa eglanteria
  • Welsh: rhoslwyn pêr — Rosa eglanteria