(l′pīn) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to a wolf; like a wolf; wolfish.
2. Pertaining to the group of canines that includes dogs and wolves. [<L lupinus <lupus wolf]

(l′pin) noun
A plant of the bean family (genus Lupinus) bearing terminal racemes of mostly blue or purple flowers, as the white lupine of the Old World (L. albus) whose seeds are edible. Also lu′pin (-pin). [<F lupin <L lupinus wolflike: reason for the name unknown]