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eg⋅lan⋅tine

  [eg-luhn-tahyn, -teen]
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–noun
the sweetbrier.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF; OF aiglent (< VL *aculentum, neut. of *aculentus prickly, equiv. to L acu(s) needle + -lentus adj. suffix) + -ine -ine 1
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eg·lan·tine   (ěg'lən-tīn', -tēn')   
n.  See sweetbrier.

[Middle English eglentin, from Old French eglantine, diminutive of aiglent, from Vulgar Latin *aculentum, from neuter of *aculentus, spiny, from Latin aculeus, spine, from acus, needle; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]
sweet·bri·er also sweet·bri·ar   (swēt'brī'ər)   
n.  A Eurasian rose (Rosa eglanteria) having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, bright pink flowers, and scarlet hips. Also called eglantine.
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eglantine 
"sweet briar," c.1400, from O.Fr. aiglent "dog rose," from V.L. *aquilentus "rich in prickles," from L. aculeus "spine, prickle," dim. of acus "needle."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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