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lupine

lu·pine

UK/ˈluː.pɪn/ US/ˈluˌpaɪn/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to or characteristic of wolves

noun

1.

any plant of the genus Lupin; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers

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Origin

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.

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