lupine

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Bob walks out and reveals his lupine form.

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any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers

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noun

any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers

adjective

of or relating to or characteristic of wolves

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lupine.

noun

any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers

adjective

of or relating to or characteristic of wolves

Example sentences

Bob walks out and reveals his lupine form.

I was thinking more for patients who want to know more about their conditions, or even just anyone reading a book who finds the word "lupine" and has to go look it up when they already knew "wolf.

Proper noun examples

Lupines do self-sow though, and you can probably get more than a cup per plant, so I expect you could be looking at an entire field of lupines and thinking it would feed your extended family for a week.