Lu·pine n. Bot. 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.
Lu·pin·ine 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 C10H19NO. Called also l-lupinine
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Lupinus albus
n : white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage
and erosion control [syn: white lupine, field lupine,
wolf bean, Egyptian lupine]