lupine
Meanings
Plural: lupines
Noun
- any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
- North American English form of lupin (any plant of the genus Lupinus; an edible legume seed of one of these plants).
Adjective
- of or relating to or characteristic of wolves
Adj
- Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.
- Ravenous.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lupīnus, from lupus (“wolf”). Doublet of lupin and piecewise doublet of wolven, Latin lupus being a cognate of wolf and -ine being a doublet of -en.
Synonyms
cormorant, edacious, esurient, gluttonous, gutfoundered, hungry as a hog, insatiable, lupin, lupine, pantagruelian, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious
Scrabble Score: 8
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