sweetbriar
noun
sweet·bri·ar
ˈswēt-ˌbrī(-ə)r 
variants
or sweetbrier
: an Old World rose (especially Rosa rubiginosa synonym R. eleganteria) with stout recurved prickles and white to deep rosy-pink single flowers
called also eglantine
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sweetbriar
noun
sweet·bri·ar
variants
also sweetbrier
: a rose with stout curved prickles and white to deep rosy pink flowers
called also eglantine
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