eglantine

Noun

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

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

briar, brier, Rosa eglanteria, sweetbriar, sweetbrier

Scrabble Score: 10

eglantine is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
eglantine is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
eglantine is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

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