lupine

¹lu·pine

noun \ˈlü-pən\

Definition of LUPINE

: any of a genus (Lupinus) of leguminous herbs including some poisonous forms and others cultivated for their long showy racemes of usually blue, purple, white, or yellow flowers or for green manure, fodder, or their edible seeds; also : an edible lupine seed

Variants of LUPINE

lu·pine also lu·pin \ˈlü-pən\

Origin of LUPINE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin lupinus, lupinum, from lupinus, adjective

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Seed Plant Terms

aubergine, box, bramble, briar, composite, perpetual, pulse, trefoil