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Webster 1913 Edition

Lupine

Lu′pine

,
Noun.
[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.

Lu′pine

,
Adj.
[See
Lupine
,
Noun.
]
Wolfish; ravenous.
Gauden.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lupine

LU'PINE

,
Noun.
[L. lupinus.] A kind of pulse. The genus Lupinus contains several species, mostly annual plants, bearing digitate leaves, and papilionaceous flowers. The seeds of the white lupine have a leguminous taste, accompanied with a disagreeable bitterness, and are said to be anthelmintic.

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