| 释义 |
lu·pine
I. noun
also lu·pin \ˈlüpə̇n\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English lupine, from Latin lupinus, lupinum, from lupinus, adjective
1.
a. : a plant of the genus Lupinus
b. : the seed of a lupine plant (as of the lupine L. albus) used as food from earliest times
2. : a light purplish blue that is bluer and paler than average periwinkle and bluer than zenith
II. \-ˌpīn, -_pə̇n\ adjective
Etymology: Latin lupinus, from lupus wolf + -inus -ine
: of, relating to, or resembling a wolf : wolfish
< his death touched off a lupine scuffle for succession — Time > |