lupine

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin lupīnus, from lupus (“wolf”). Piecewise doublet of wolven, Latin lupus being a cognate of wolf and -ine being a doublet of -en.

adj

  1. Of, or pertaining to, the wolf.
  2. Wolflike; wolfish.
  3. Having the characteristics of a wolf.
  4. Ravenous.

Etymology 2

See lupin.

noun

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

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