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   Lupine
   (Lupinus) This group consists of handsome annuals, perennials and shrubs grown for their attractive spikes of pea-like flowers that come in an array of colors. Lupines (as they are popularly called) belong to the Pea family, Leguminosae, and are natives mainly of North America, though some are found in Europe. These plants will grow up to 4 feet high. L. The Chatelaine forms clumps of dark bluish-green palmate leaves, which are divided into oval-lance-shaped segments. The small, pink and white f...
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   lupine
   [adj] - of or relating to or characteristic of wolves 2. [n] - any plant of the genus Lupin
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   Lupine
   Lu'pine noun [ Latin lupinus , lupinum , apparently from lupinus belonging to a wolf, from lupus a wolf; perhaps so called because it was supposed to exhaust the soil: confer French lupin . Confer Wolf .] (Botany) A leguminous plant of the genus Lupinus , especially Latin albus , the seeds of which have been used for food from ancient ...
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   Lupine
   Lu'pine adjective [ See Lupine , noun ] Wolfish; ravenous. Gauden.
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   lupine
   Relating to, affecting, resembling or derived from a wolf. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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   lupine
   adjective of or relating to or characteristic of wolves
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   lupine
   lupin noun any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
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   Lupine
   `Lupine` may be one of several things: *Something that is like, or relating to, a wolf (`canis lupus`). *A variant spelling for lupin, a flowering plant. *Lupine Records, a record label in Detroit. *Lupine Games, a computer game company.
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   Lupine
   • (n.) Wolfish; ravenous. • (n.) A leguminous plant of the genus Lupinus, especially L. albus, the seeds of which have been used for food from ancient times. The common species of the Eastern United States is L. perennis. There are many species in California.
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    lupine
    any member of a genus (Lupinus) of herbaceous and partly woody plants in the pea family (Fabaceae). Lupines are widely distributed in the ... [1 related articles]
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    lupine
    lupine 1. Having the nature or qualities of a wolf; such as, being rapacious, predatory, and ravenous. 2. A reference to wolf or to wolves. 3. Wildly hungry or greedy in behavior or character like a wolf. 4. Any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family; such as Lupine albus (white lupine), of Europe, bearing edible seeds,...
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    lupine
    lupine or lupin (lOO'pin) , any species of the genus Lupinus, annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of the family Leguminosae (pulse family). These leguminous plants have been cultivated in the Mediterranean region since ancient times for enriching the soil. The seeds of some species have been roa...
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