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lupine

[loo-pin] / ˈlu pɪn /
ADJECTIVE
wolflike
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The bright yellow desert gold is currently one of the most prominent flowers on display, alongside brown-eyed primrose, grape soda lupine and desert star.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Purple lupine and other wildflowers may show up too.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2025

Traditional European breweries — like those run by Belgian monks hewing to centuries-old methods — retain the fruity signature of yeast in its untamed, lupine form, he said.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Along the way, I spotted flashy displays of yellow balsamroot and purple lupine as my family meandered alongside burbling Cowiche Creek.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

He looked even more lupine than before, old and grizzled with no eyebrows.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss