white lupine

noun

See under lupine1.

Words nearby white lupine

white line of anal canal, white liquor, white list, white lotus, white lung, white lupine, white magic, white mahogany, white man's burden, white mariposa, white market

Definition for white lupine (2 of 2)

lupine 1
[ loo-pin ]
/ ˈlu pɪn /

noun

any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine), of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.

Origin of lupine

1
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin lupīnus, lupīnum, apparently noun use of lupīnus lupine2; compare German wolfsbohne lupine, literally, wolf bean

British Dictionary definitions for white lupine

lupine
/ (ˈluːpaɪn) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a wolf

Word Origin for lupine

C17: from Latin lupīnus, from lupus wolf

Scientific definitions for white lupine

lupine
[ lōō′pīn′ ]

Characteristic of or resembling wolves.