Crossword clues for lupine
lupine
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lupine \Lu"pine\, n. [L. lupinus, lupinum, apparently fr. lupinus belonging to a wolf, fr. lupus a wolf; perh. so called because it was supposed to exhaust the soil: cf. F. lupin. Cf. Wolf.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus Lupinus, especially Lupinus albus, the seeds of which have been used for food from ancient times. The common species of the Eastern United States is Lupinus perennis. There are many species in California.
Lupine \Lu"pine\, a. [See Lupine, n.]
Wolfish; ravenous.
--Gauden.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"wolf-like," 1650s, from French lupine "wolf-like," from Latin lupinus "of the wolf," from lupus "wolf" (see wolf (n.)).
Wiktionary
a. 1 Of, or pertaining to, the wolf. 2 wolflike; wolfish. 3 Having the characteristics of a wolf. 4 ravenous. n. (alternative form of lupin from=American English lang=en nodot=1) (gloss: any plant of the genus ''Lupinus''; an edible legume seed of one of these plants).
WordNet
adj. of or relating to or characteristic of wolves
n. any plant of the genus Lupin; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers [syn: lupin]
Wikipedia
Lupine may be one of several things:
- Something that is like, or relating to, a wolf (canis lupus).
- Lupinus, a genus of flowering plants
- Lu Pine Records, a record label in Detroit.
Usage examples of "lupine".
My feet stretched out and my ankles shifted so my legs took on a characteristic lupine shape.
Lips spread and tongue protruding slightly in the lupine equivalent of a smile, Uncle Quinz loped off across the stable yard, with Eliste trotting close at his side.
Once again, Eliste thought to glimpse a shadowy, transparent human hand briefly superimposed upon the lupine appendage.
That would make him even more sensitive to light than usual, and his lupine eyes were very sensitive indeed.
But there was an uneasiness behind his words, as if he, too, was wondering how much he was subject to lupine instinct rather than human reason.
He glanced across the Library to where Lupine was having his paw bandaged.
The earth beneath the abomination exploded, a storm of dirt rising up and covering the lupine creature.
It was a creature out of nightmare, in some ways lupine in form, but monstrously distorted, as if some insane god had created it out of the depths of his madness.
Over time, they had learned to interpret her human thoughts in lupine terms.
She threw back her head and let her human throat mimic the lupine call.
Talon did not look back to see the two riders slow, but he knew when they pulled to a stop: the lupine eyes that followed his charge also watched that false rear guard.
The word-image was confused with lupine patterns he could not quite interpret in his human mind, but the message was clear enough.
These wolves ran with her now to keep that lupine link tightly braided with gray, to blind her to the aliens so that nothing would pull her away again.
There was no meshing of consciousness, no perfect blend of thoughts, just a maelstrom of lupine need.
Shafts of afternoon sun heated the air on the south side of the ridge, and the warming oils of the plants made a heady perfume when sensed through lupine nostrils.