Lū'pine, n.

(lū'pin), n. [Lat. lupinus, lupinum, from lupinus, belonging to a wolf, from lupus, wolf; so called because it eagerly penetrates into the soil. It. & Sp. lupino, Fr. lupin, Ger. wolfs-bohne, i. e., wolf's-bean.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus Lupinus (L. perennis), having showy racemes of flowers. Gray.