tree lupine
noun
a shrubby, Californian tree, Lupinus arboreus, of the legume family, having hairy, finger-shaped leaflets and fragrant, sulphur-yellow flowers.
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Origin of tree lupine
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby tree lupine
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