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eglantine

/ˈɛɡləntˌaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
eglan-tine
IPA
/ˈɛɡləntˌaɪn/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

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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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: églantine, eglentyn, aiglantin, aiglent, aculentus

Inflected Forms

eglantines (plural)

Synonyms

sweetbrier sweetbriar brier briar rosa eglanteria

Questions

How do you pronounce eglantine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛɡləntˌaɪn/.
What does eglantine mean?
A Eurasian rose (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria), having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.
Where does eglantine come from?
It is traced to French.

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