Lupine

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lupine \Lu"pine\, a. [See {Lupine}, n.]
     Wolfish; ravenous. --Gauden.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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