a Eurasian rose, Rosa rubiginosa, having a tall bristly stem, fragrant leaves, and single pink flowers
Also called: eglantine
sweetbrier in American English
(ˈswitˌbraɪər) or ˈsweetˌbriar (ˈswitˌbraɪər)
noun
eglantine
sweetbrier in American English
(ˈswitˌbraiər)
noun
a rose, Rosa eglanteria, of Europe and central Asia, having a tall stem, stout, hooked prickles often mixed with bristles, and single, pink flowers
Also: sweetbriar
Word origin
[1530–40; sweet + brier1]This word is first recorded in the period 1530–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: area, illegitimate, saturate, scene, starter