noun
lupine
A plant with tall spikes of pea-like flowers.
A lupine brightens the garden with tall spikes of flowers.
Etymology
The Latin plant-name is associated with lupus, wolf. It was traditionally explained through a belief that the plant consumed the soil's fertility ravenously, though that explanation is uncertain.
More examples
- We plant lupines along the sunny edge of the yard.
- Each lupine bears clusters of small, pea-like flowers.
- Bees visit the lupines blooming beside the path.
Forms
lupine · lupines