eglantine

1. n. A species of rose (Rosa Eglanteria), with fragrant foliage and flowers of various colors. Source: opted

2. n. The sweetbrier (R. rubiginosa). Source: opted

3. n. Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips Source: wordnet

4. (a) A species of rose (Rosa Eglanteria), with fragrant foliage and flowers of various colors. (b) The sweetbrier (R. rubiginosa). Note: Milton, in the following lines, has applied the name to some twinning plant, perhaps the honeysuckle. Through the sweetbrier, or the vine, Or the twisted eglantine. L'Allegro, 47. "In our early writers and in Gerarde and the herbalists, it was a shrub with white flowers." Dr. Prior. Source: webster

5. n Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips Source: ecdict

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