lupine
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pɪn noun
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin lupīnus, lupīnum, apparently noun use of lupīnus lupine2; compare German wolfsbohne lupine, literally, wolf bean
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin lupīnus, lupīnum, apparently noun use of lupīnus lupine2; compare German wolfsbohne lupine, literally, wolf bean
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adjective
1.
pertaining to or resembling the wolf.
2.
related to the wolf.
3.
savage; ravenous; predatory.
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| —n | |
| any leguminous plant of the genus Lupinus, of North America, Europe, and Africa, with large spikes of brightly coloured flowers and flattened pods | |
| [C14: from Latin lupīnus wolfish (see | |
| lupine or (US) lupine | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Latin lupīnus wolfish (see | |
| lupine (ˈluːpaɪn) | |
| —adj | |
| of, relating to, or resembling a wolf | |
| [C17: from Latin lupīnus, from lupus wolf] | |
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Word Origin & History
lupine
"wolf-like," 1650s, from Fr. lupine "wolf-like," from L. lupinus "of the wolf," from lupus "wolf" (see wolf). The plant name is attested from late 14c., from L. lupinus; but the reason for association with the animal is unclear; perhaps it was so called because of a belief
that the plants were harmful to soil.
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Science Dictionary
lupine (l 'pīn') Pronunciation Key
Characteristic of or resembling wolves. |
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Example sentences
The flowers of this lupine are blue or mostly blue, in dense, terminal racemes.
Glowering with a lupine ferocity, he is already involved in petty theft and talks continually about making a quick buck.
In the summer, you may see wildflowers such as spotted coralroot, violets and lupine.
Now before red wolves taste freedom, they're given an acclimation period in their own lupine halfway house.
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