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lupine

n.
US //ˈɫuˌpaɪn// lupine
Synonyms
Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin lupīnus, from lupus (“wolf”) + -īnus (“pertaining to”). Doublet of lupin and piecewise doublet of wolven, Latin lupus being a cognate of wolf and -ine being a doublet of -en.

Etymology 2

See lupin.

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