LUPINE

lupine

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of wolves

lupine, lupin

(noun) any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

lupine (comparative more lupine, superlative most lupine)

Of, or pertaining to, the wolf.

Wolflike; wolfish.

Having the characteristics of a wolf.

Ravenous.

Synonyms

• (ravenous): ferocious, gluttonous, insatiable, rapacious, voracious

Noun

lupine (plural lupines)

Alternative form of lupin (any plant of the genus Lupinus; an edible legume seed of one of these plants).

Anagrams

• Lupien, line up, line-up, lineup, pinule, unpile, up line, up-line, upline

Source: Wiktionary


Lu"pine, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: 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. Etym: [See Lupine, n.]

Definition: Wolfish; ravenous. Gauden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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