Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large genus of leguminous plants of the suborder Papilionaceæ and the tribe Genisteæ.
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- noun herbs or shrubs: lupin
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Examples
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Too, our research has provided breakthroughs in the propagation and establishment of several regional wildflowers (lupinus and paintbrush).
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_Amorpha_, with the same _psoralea_, and a dwarf species of _lupinus_, are the characteristic plants.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont 1851
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Yesterday and to-day the road has been ornamented with the showy bloom of a beautiful lupinus, a characteristic in many parts of the mountain region, on which were generally great numbers of an insect with very bright colors, (_litta vesicatoria_.)
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont 1851
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_lupinus_, of extraordinary beauty, growing four to five feet in height, and covered with spikes in bloom, adorned the banks of the river, and filled the air with a light and grateful perfume.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont 1851
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