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eglantine , name for various kinds of rose (family Rosaceae), chiefly sweetbrier , and for a honeysuckle (family Caprifoliaceae). The name eglantine has been much used in English poetry.

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eglantine sweet-briar. XV. — OF. églantine, ult. f. aculeus prickle, sting.

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