Lupinus perennis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Lupinus perennis
    n 1: stout perennial of eastern and central North America having
         palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers [syn: {wild
         lupine}, {sundial lupine}, {Indian beet}, {old-maid's
         bonnet}, {Lupinus perennis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lupine \Lu"pine\, n. [L. lupinus, lupinum, apparently fr.
   lupinus belonging to a wolf, fr. lupus a wolf; perh. so
   called because it was supposed to exhaust the soil: cf. F.
   lupin. Cf. {Wolf}.] (Bot.)
   A leguminous plant of the genus {Lupinus}, especially
   {Lupinus albus}, the seeds of which have been used for food
   from ancient times. The common species of the Eastern United
   States is {Lupinus perennis}. There are many species in
   California.
   [1913 Webster]