églantier

French

Etymology

From Middle French [Term?], from Old French aiglantier, eglenter, eglentier, from aiglant (wild rosebush) +‎ -ier, with the first element derived from an apparent Vulgar Latin *aquilentum, an irregular derivative of Latin aculeus (sting, prickle) +‎ -ulentum (full of), possibly a substantivized adjective. The later addition of the suffix -ier is in line with several French names of trees, cf. pommier (apple-tree), from pomme (apple) +‎ -ier, or genévrier (juniper tree), from genièvre +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ɡlɑ̃.tje/

Noun

églantier m (plural églantiers)

  1. (botany) wild rosebush (either sweetbriar or dog rose)

Hyponyms

  • églantier couleur de rouille (sweetbriar)
  • églantier des chiens (dog rose)

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