lupine

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
  2. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of wolves

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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Synonyms

lupin

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