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variants:
or less commonly lupin
Definition of lupine
(Entry 1 of 2)
: 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
lupine
adjectiveDefinition of lupine (Entry 2 of 2)
: wolfish
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