Lupinus luteus n 1: yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage [syn: {yellow lupine}, {Lupinus luteus}]
Lupinine \Lu"pin*ine\, n. (Chem.) An alkaloid found in several species of lupine ({Lupinus luteus}, {Lupinus albus}, etc.), and extracted as a bitter crystalline substance, having a formula {C10H19NO}. Called also l-lupinine [1913 Webster] Note: Chemically it is a a bicyclic saturated quinolizine [1-R-trans]-Octahydro-2H-quinolizine-1-methanol, with the structure: CH2OH | /\ H /\ / \|/ \ | | | | N | \ / \ / \/ \/ --[MI11] [PJC]