Lupine
Lupine , noun
[Latin lupinus, lupinum, apparently from lupinus belonging to a wolf, from lupus a wolf; perh. so called because it was supposed to exhaust the soil: compare French lupin. Compare Wolf.]
(Botany) A leguminous plant of the genus Lupinus, especially Lupinus albus, the seeds of which have been used for food from ancient times. The common species of the Eastern United States is Lupinus perennis. There are many species in California.
Lupine , adjective
[See Lupine, n.]
Wolfish; ravenous. — Gauden