Found 2 items, similar to Lupinus perennis.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Lupinus perennis
Lupinus perennis
n : stout perennial of eastern and central North America having
palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers [syn:
wild lupine
,
sundial lupine,
Indian beet,
old-maid's bonnet
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Lupinus perennis
Lupine
\Lu"pine\, 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
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.
[1913 Webster]