lupine

See also Lupine

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

Latin lupīnus, from lupus (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈluː.paɪn/
• Hyphenation: lu‧pine
• Rhymes: -aɪn

Adjective

lupine (comparative more lupine, superlative most lupine)

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

Synonyms

• (ravenous): ferocious, gluttonous, insatiable, rapacious, voracious

Translations

wolf-like

• Finnish: susimainen (fi)
• German: wölfisch (de)

• Romanian: lupesc (ro)

having the characteristics of a wolf

• Finnish: susimainen (fi)

• German: wölfisch (de)

ravenous

• Finnish: ahnas (fi)
• French: vorace (fr)

• German: mit Bärenhunger (de), unersättlich (de)

Noun

Lupinus polyphyllus

Wikipedia

Wikispecies lupine (plural lupines)

1. Any leguminous plant of the genus Lupinus, some poisonous.
2. An edible lupine seed.

Translations

leguminous plant of genus Lupinus

• Finnish: lupiini (fi)
• French: lupin (fr) m
• German: Lupine (de) f

• Italian: lupino (it) m
• Lithuanian: lubinas (lt)
• Polish: łubin (pl) m

an edible lupine seed

• Finnish: lupiininsiemen (fi)

• French: lupin (fr)

Anagrams

• line up, lineup, line-up
• pinule
• up line, up-line, upline

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Latin

Noun

lupīne

1. vocative singular of lupīnus