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Lupine

noun

Any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers. Synonym: lupin.

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"Lupine" Quotes from Famous Books

... was he not a wolf? That was the question which Mrs. Bell scarcely knew how to answer. Hetta had given her voice, saying he was lupine. Mr. Beckard's opinion she had not liked to ask directly. Mr. Beckard she thought would probably propose to Hetta; but as yet he had not done so. And, as he was still a stranger in the family, she did not like in any way to compromise Susan's name. ...

— The Courtship of Susan Bell • Anthony Trollope

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Words linked to "Lupine" : Lupinus albus, ligneous plant, wolf, bluebonnet, wolf bean, buffalo clover, Lupinus, Lupinus luteus, woody plant, genus Lupinus, Lupinus subcarnosus, Texas bluebonnet, Lupinus texensis