lupine

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

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

Synonyms

lupin

wolflike

wild

wolfish

fierce

harsh

rapacious

ravenous

sassy

savage

truculent

vetch

violent

voracious

wolf

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Lupinus

European blue lupine

blue lupin

blue lupine

lupino azul

black

narrowleaf lupine

edacious

feral

ferocious

Translations

lupin

lupine

lupino

wölfisch

λούπινο

vorace

altramuz

lupine

Lupinus

tramús

beutehungrig

mit Bärenhunger

άγριος

ausgehungert

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈluː.paɪn/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: lupus

In summary

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.