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lupine


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lupine  \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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lupine  \Lu"pine\,  a.  [See  {Lupine},  n.] 
  Wolfish;  ravenous.  --Gauden. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  lupine 
  adj  :  of  or  relating  to  or  characteristic  of  wolves 
  n  :  any  plant  of  the  genus  Lupin;  bearing  erect  spikes  of 
  usually  purplish-blue  flowers  [syn:  {lupin}] 




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