Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lupine"
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) 1.7 (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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