名詞 lupine:

1. any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
   同義詞：lupin

形容詞 lupine:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of wolves

lupine 也作 lu.pin

n.（名詞）
Any of numerous plants of the genusLupinus in the pea family, having palmately compound leaves and variously colored flowers grouped in spikes or racemes.
羽扇豆屬植物：一種豆科羽扇豆 屬的植物，有掌狀復(fù)葉和顏色各異的呈穗狀或總狀花序排列的花朵

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French lupin
源自 古法語(yǔ) lupin
from Latin luponum [from neuter of] luponus [wolflike] * see lupine 2
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) luponum [] 源自luponus的中性詞 [象狼似的] *參見(jiàn) lupine2

lupine
lupine 2

adj.（形容詞）
Characteristic of or resembling a wolf.
狼的：象狼或具有狼的特點(diǎn)的
Rapacious; ravenous.
兇殘的；貪婪的

來(lái)源：
French
法語(yǔ)
from Latin luponus
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) luponus
from lupus [wolf] * see w§k wo-
源自 lupus [狼] *參見(jiàn) w§k wo-