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lupine
1[ loo-pin ]
noun
- any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus white lupine, of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
lupine
2[ loo-pahyn ]
adjective
- pertaining to or resembling the wolf.
- related to the wolf.
- savage; ravenous; predatory.
lupine
/ ˈluːpaɪn /
adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling a wolf
lupine
/ lo̅o̅′pīn′ /
- Characteristic of or resembling wolves.
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of lupine1
Example Sentences
Akysonov has a gang of fascistic ultras known as the Lupine Hordes, which are intent on invading Moscow and restoring Holy Russia.
America is at war with Lupine rebels, because the country is rich in uranium.
A lavender-colored arctic lupine grows in decorative masses.
And what more thoroughly representative of cruelty, savageness, and treachery than a wolf, or even something partly lupine!
Poppies and lupine and many others are the flower tradition of California but they are not what I mean here.
Like these creatures, it was canine in shape—lupine we should rather say—but of an exceedingly grotesque and ungainly figure.
There was something furtive and lupine about him that suggested the wild beast stalking its kill.
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