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lupine

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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 {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.

Lupine \Lu"pine\, a. [See {Lupine}, n.]
   Wolfish; ravenous. --Gauden.

资料来源 : WordNet®

lupine
     adj : of or relating to or characteristic of wolves
     n : any plant of the genus Lupin; bearing erect spikes of
         usually purplish-blue flowers [syn: {lupin}]
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