lupine

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈluː.paɪn/
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/ˈluː.paɪn/ · /ˈluː.pɪn/

Definition of lupine

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.
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adj

  1. Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.
  2. Ravenous.

noun

  1. (English, North-American, alt-of)North American English form of lupin (any plant of the genus Lupinus; an edible legume seed of one of these plants).

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lupīnus, from lupus (“wolf”) + -īnus (“pertaining to”). Doublet of lupin and piecewise doublet of wolven, Latin lupus being a cognate of wolf and -ine being a doublet of -en.

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