lupine

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
lupine
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of wolves
    n 1: any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of
         usually purplish-blue flowers [syn: {lupine}, {lupin}]
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]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lupine \Lu"pine\, a. [See {Lupine}, n.]
   Wolfish; ravenous. --Gauden.
   [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "lupine":
      all-devouring, all-engulfing, bloodsucking, canine, doggy,
      extortionate, foxlike, foxy, grabby, grasping, parasitic,
      predacious, predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, ravenous,
      sharkish, vulpine, vulturine, vulturous, wolfish
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