lupin

English

Wikipedia

Wikispecies

Garden lupins (Russel hybrid)

Alternative forms

• lupine (US)
• lupini

Etymology

From Old French lupin, from Latin lupinus ‎(“pertaining to the wolf”). The reason for association of the plant with the wolf is unclear.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːpɪn

Noun

lupin ‎(plural lupins)

1. Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae.
2. A lupin bean, a yellow legume seed of a Lupinus plant (usually Lupinus luteus) which is commonly eaten in the Mediterranean area and in Latin America although it is toxic if prepared improperly.

Translations

any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae

• Finnish: lupiini (fi)
• French: lupin (fr) m
• German: Lupine (de) f
• Italian: lupino (it) m
• Lithuanian: lubinas
• Maori: rūpini
• Norman: pais lupîn m

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: lupin (no) m

  Nynorsk: lupin m

• Polish: łubin (pl) m
• Portuguese: tremoço m
• Romanian: lupin (ro) m
• Russian: люпи́н (ru) m ‎(ljupín)
• Spanish: altramuz (es) m

an edible lupine seed

• Finnish: lupiininsiemen

• French: lupin (fr)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ly.pɛ̃/

Adjective

lupin m ‎(feminine singular lupine, masculine plural lupins, feminine plural lupines)

1. lupine

Noun

lupin m ‎(plural lupins)

1. lupin

External links

• “lupin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Norwegian Bokmål

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Latin lupinus

Noun

lupin m ‎(definite singular lupinen, indefinite plural lupiner, definite plural lupinene)

1. a lupin, or lupine (US)

References

• “lupin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From Latin lupinus

Noun

lupin m ‎(definite singular lupinen, indefinite plural lupinar, definite plural lupinane)

1. a lupin, or lupine (US)

References

• “lupin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.