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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.

Definition 2024

Lupine

Lupine

See also: lupine

German

Noun

Lupine f ‎(genitive Lupine, plural Lupinen)

  1. lupin, lupine

Declension

Synonyms

  • Wolfsbohne f

lupine

lupine

See also: Lupine

English

Adjective

lupine ‎(comparative more lupine, superlative most lupine)

  1. Of, or pertaining to, the wolf.
  2. Wolflike; wolfish.
  3. Having the characteristics of a wolf.
  4. Ravenous.

Synonyms

Translations

Noun

a lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus

lupine ‎(plural lupines)

  1. US form of lupin (any plant of the genus Lupinus; an edible legume seed of one of these plants).

Translations

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

lupīne

  1. vocative singular of lupīnus

Etymology

Latin lupīnus, from lupus ‎(“wolf”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluː.paɪn/
  • Hyphenation: lu‧pine
  • Rhymes: -uːpaɪn

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