lupine or lupin

lupine or lupin
lu|pine1 or lu|pin [ `lu,pın ] noun count
a tall plant with several stems and rows of small flowers on each stem
lupine
lu|pine 2 [ `lu,paın ] adjective
VERY FORMAL relating to WOLVES
a. MAINLY LITERARY behaving or looking like a wolf, especially in a threatening way

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Lupine — Sf per. Wortschatz fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ml. lupīnus, das eigentlich zum Wolf gehörig bedeutet. Das Benennungsmotiv ist unklar.    Ebenso nndl. lupine, ne. lupin(e), nfrz. lupine, nschw. lupin, nisl. lúpína. lateinisch l …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • lupin blanc — baltažiedis lubinas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, pašarinis augalas (Lupinus albus), paplitęs vakarų Azijoje ir pietų Europoje, kitur – auginamas. atitikmenys: lot. Lupinus albus angl. European… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 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.ee also* Lupin… …   Wikipedia

  • lupin — plant of the genus lupinus, late 14c., from L. lupinus, name of the plant, noun use of an adjective meaning of a wolf (see LUPINE (Cf. lupine)). The reason for association with the animal is unclear; perhaps it was so called because of a belief… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Lupine — Lu pine, n. [L. lupinus, lupinum, apparently fr. lupinus belonging to a wolf, fr. lupus a wolf; perh. so called because it was supposed to exhaust the soil: cf. F. lupin. Cf. {Wolf}.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus {Lupinus}, especially… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lupin — (also lupine pronunc. same) ► NOUN ▪ a plant with deeply divided leaves and tall colourful tapering spikes of flowers. ORIGIN Latin lupinus …   English terms dictionary

  • Lupin — Taxobox name = Lupins image width = 250px image caption = Wild Perennial Lupin (Sundial lupine, Lupinus perennis ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida subclassis = Rosidae unranked ordo = Eurosids I ordo = Rosales… …   Wikipedia

  • lupin petit bleu — siauralapis lubinas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos maistinis, pašarinis augalas (Lupinus angustifolius), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, pietų Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Lupinus angustifolius; Lupinus… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • lupine — lupine1 /looh pin/, n. 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… …   Universalium

  • lupin pérenne — gausialapis lubinas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dekoratyvinis nuodingas augalas (Lupinus polyphyllus), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Lupinus polyphyllus angl. garden lupin; garden lupin; large leaf lupin;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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