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lupine

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: lupine

1
 n
any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
2
 adj
of or relating to or characteristic of wolves
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: lupine
1

n any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers

Synonyms:
lupin
Types:
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Egyptian lupine, Lupinus albus, field lupine, white lupine, wolf bean
white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control
Lupinus luteus, yellow lupine
yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage
Lupinus subcarnosus, Texas bluebonnet, bluebonnet, buffalo clover
low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States
Lupinus texensis, Texas bluebonnet
closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United States (Texas)
Type of:
ligneous plant, woody plant
a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
2

adj of or relating to or characteristic of wolves

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