lupine
Multiple Entries:lupine lupin
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lupine /ˈluːpʌɪn/
▶adjective of or like a wolf or wolves.
– origin C17: from L. lupinus, from lupus ‘wolf’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lupin /ˈluːpɪn/ (N. Amer. also lupine /-pɪn/)
▶noun a plant of the pea family, with deeply divided leaves and tall colourful tapering spikes of flowers. [Genus Lupinus: several species.]
– origin ME: from L. lupinus.
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