How to pronounce eglantine
American English pronunciation
EG-lun-tyne
- IPA
- /ˈɛɡlənˌtaɪn/
- Syllables
- EG · lun · tyne (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What eglantine means
A wild pink rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves
In a sentence: Bees hummed around the eglantine that grew along the garden fence.
Where it comes from: It came from French and goes back to a Latin word for a needle, because the plant is so prickly.
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