Meaning of LUPINE
| Pronunciation: | | 'loopIn
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- [n] any plant of the genus Lupin; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
- [adj] of or relating to or characteristic of wolves
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| | Synonyms: | | lupin |
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| | See Also: | | bluebonnet, buffalo clover, Egyptian lupine, field lupine, genus Lupinus, ligneous plant, Lupinus, Lupinus albus, Lupinus luteus, Lupinus subcarnosus, Lupinus texensis, Texas bluebonnet, white lupine, wolf bean, woody plant, yellow lupine | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Lu"pine\, n. [L. lupinus, lupinum, apparently fr.
lupinus belonging to a wolf, fr. lupus a wolf; perh. so
called because it was supposed to exhaust the soil: cf. F.
lupin. Cf. {Wolf}.] (Bot.)
A leguminous plant of the genus {Lupinus}, especially {L.
albus}, the seeds of which have been used for food from
ancient times. The common species of the Eastern United
States is {L. perennis}. There are many species in
California.
\Lu"pine\, a. [See {Lupine}, n.]
Wolfish; ravenous. --Gauden.
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| | Definition: | | Relating to, affecting, resembling or derived from a wolf. |
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| | Related Terms: | | all-devouring, all-engulfing, bloodsucking, canine, doggy, extortionate, foxlike, foxy, grabby, grasping, parasitic, predacious, predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, ravenous, sharkish, vulpine, vulturine, vulturous, wolfish |
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