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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lu•pine1 (lo̅o̅′pin),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany 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.
- Latin lupīnus, lupīnum, apparently noun, nominal use of lupīnus lupine2; compare German wolfsbohne lupine, literally, wolf bean
- Middle English 1350–1400
- Zoologypertaining to or resembling the wolf.
- Zoologyrelated to the wolf.
- savage;
ravenous;
predatory.
- Latin lupīnus of a wolf, equivalent. to lup(us) wolf + -īnus -ine1
- 1650–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lupine /ˈluːpaɪn/ adj - of, relating to, or resembling a wolf
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin lupīnus, from lupus wolf |