lupine

adj
/ˈluː.paɪn//ˈluː.pɪn/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lupīnus, from lupus (“wolf”) + -īnus (“pertaining to”). Doublet of lupin and piecewise doublet of wolven, Latin lupus being a cognate of wolf and -ine being a doublet of -en.

  1. borrowed from lupīnus

Definitions

  1. Wolfish (all senses)

    Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.

  2. Ravenous.

  3. North American English form of lupin (any plant of the genus Lupinus

    North American English form of lupin (any plant of the genus Lupinus; an edible legume seed of one of these plants).

The neighborhood

Derived

lupinely

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA