a. [ See Lupine, n. ] Wolfish; ravenous. Gauden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. lupinus, lupinum, apparently fr. lupinus belonging to a wolf, fr. lupus a wolf; perh. so called because it was supposed to exhaust the soil: cf. F. lupin. Cf. Wolf. ] (Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus
n. (Chem.) A glucoside found in the seeds of several species of lupine, and extracted as a yellowish white crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) An alkaloid found in several species of lupine (Lupinus luteus, Lupinus albus, etc.), and extracted as a bitter crystalline substance, having a formula
Chemically it is a a bicyclic saturated quinolizine
CH2OH | /\ H /\ / \|/ \ | | | | N | \ / \ / \/ \/
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