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églantine

wild rose, dog-rose flower

noun eh-glahn-TEEN Rare

Origin: from Old French aiglent, ultimately from Latin aculeus (prickle)

Usage Note

Églantine is the pale-pink blossom of the wild briar rose (églantier, m). It grows in hedgerows and is a recurring image in French poetry. The flower is also a girl's given name.

Examples

"Les haies sont couvertes d'églantines en juin."

Natural Translation

The hedgerows are covered in wild roses in June.

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