Definitions for: Lupine

[n] any plant of the genus Lupin; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
[adj] of or relating to or characteristic of wolves

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: lupin

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

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