lupine
1any 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 lupine
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Other definitions for lupine (2 of 2)
pertaining to or resembling the wolf.
related to the wolf.
savage; ravenous; predatory.
Origin of lupine
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How to use lupine in a sentence
Akysonov has a gang of fascistic ultras known as the lupine Hordes, which are intent on invading Moscow and restoring Holy Russia.
This 1979 Novel Predicted Putin’s Invasion Of Crimea | Michael Weiss | May 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAmerica is at war with lupine rebels, because the country is rich in uranium.
A lavender-colored arctic lupine grows in decorative masses.
Your National Parks | Enos A. MillsAnd what more thoroughly representative of cruelty, savageness, and treachery than a wolf, or even something partly lupine!
Werwolves | Elliott O'DonnellPoppies and lupine and many others are the flower tradition of California but they are not what I mean here.
Vignettes Of San Francisco | Almira Bailey
Like these creatures, it was canine in shape—lupine we should rather say—but of an exceedingly grotesque and ungainly figure.
The Boy Slaves | Mayne ReidThere was something furtive and lupine about him that suggested the wild beast stalking its kill.
Brand Blotters | William MacLeod Raine
British Dictionary definitions for lupine
/ (ˈluːpaɪn) /
of, relating to, or resembling a wolf
Origin of lupine
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for lupine
[ lōō′pīn′ ]
Characteristic of or resembling wolves.
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