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  1. See under lupine1.

lupine1

[loo-pin]
noun
  1. 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 of lupine1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin lupīnus, lupīnum, apparently noun use of lupīnus lupine2; compare German wolfsbohne lupine, literally, wolf bean
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British Dictionary definitions for white lupine

lupine

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a wolf

Word Origin

C17: from Latin lupīnus, from lupus wolf
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Word Origin and History for white lupine

lupine

adj.

"wolf-like," 1650s, from French lupine "wolf-like," from Latin lupinus "of the wolf," from lupus "wolf" (see wolf (n.)).

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white lupine in Science

lupine

[lōō′pīn′]
  1. Characteristic of or resembling wolves.
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