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 Definitions for Lupine: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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
Lupinus albus, the seeds of which have been used for food
from ancient times. The common species of the Eastern United
States is Lupinus perennis. There are many species in
California.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Lupine \Lu"pine\, a. [See Lupine, n.]
Wolfish; ravenous. --Gauden.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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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]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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22 Moby Thesaurus words for "lupine":
all-devouring, all-engulfing, bloodsucking, canine, doggy,
extortionate, foxlike, foxy, grabby, grasping, parasitic,
predacious, predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, ravenous,
sharkish, vulpine, vulturine, vulturous, wolfish
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