Definition of "eglantines" [eglantines]

• Plural form of eglantine. (noun)

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• "He had to deal with holly bushes, nettles, hawthorns, eglantines, thistles, and very irascible brambles."
• "In the middle was a slate sundial on a brick pedestal; four flower beds with eglantines surrounded symmetrically the more useful kitchen garden bed."
• "They were in bloom, and so were the speedwells, eglantines, thistles, and the sweetbriar that sprang up from the thickets."