单词 | lupine |
释义 | lupine1[ loo-pin ] / ˈlu pɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lupine ON THESAURUS.COM nounany 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 lupine11350–1400; Middle English <Latin lupīnus, lupīnum, apparently noun use of lupīnuslupine2; compare German wolfsbohne lupine, literally, wolf bean Words nearby lupineLupe, Lupercalia, Lupercus, lupiform, lupin, lupine, Lupino, lupoid, lupoid hepatitis, lupoid leishmaniasis, lupoid sycosis Definition for lupine (2 of 2)lupine2 [ loo-pahyn ] / ˈlu paɪn / adjectivepertaining to or resembling the wolf. related to the wolf. savage; ravenous; predatory. Origin of lupine21650–60; <Latin lupīnus of a wolf, equivalent to lup(us) wolf + -īnus-ine1 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lupineBritish Dictionary definitions for lupinelupine / (ˈluːpaɪn) / adjectiveof, relating to, or resembling a wolf Word Origin for lupineC17: from Latin lupīnus, from lupus wolf Collins 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 lupinelupine [ lōō′pīn′ ] Characteristic of or resembling wolves. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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