lupin
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Middle English lupyne, lupine, from Old French lupin, from Latin lupīnus (“pertaining to the wolf”). The reason for association of the plant with the wolf is the wolf-like “fang” within the blossom. It has also been linked to an assumed depletion of nutrients in the soil.[1]
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editNoun
editlupin (plural lupins)
- Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae.
- 1991, R. F. Keeler, Handbook of Natural Toxins: Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 371:
- Lupins had been introduced into German agriculture in 1841 and had rapidly become a popular and useful feed for sheep as well as being used as a green manure plant for increasing soil fertility in poor-quality, sandy soils.
- A lupin bean, a yellow legume seed of a Lupinus plant (usually Lupinus luteus), used as feed for sheep and cattle and commonly eaten in the Mediterranean area and in Latin America although toxic if prepared improperly.
- Synonym: lupini
- 1998, Tam Garland, A. Catherine Barr, Toxic Plants and Other Natural Toxicants, CABI, →ISBN, page 143:
- Lupins contain less than 3% starch (Evans, 1994), the main fermentable carbohydrate involved in rumen acidosis when cereal grains are fed to ruminants. For this reason lupins have generally been regarded as a completely safe feed for sheep and cattle, and required no gradual introduction (Rowe, 1995).
- 2010, Ken Albala, Rosanna Nafziger Henderson, The Lost Art of Real Cooking: Rediscovering the Pleasures of Traditional Food One Recipe at a Time, Penguin, →ISBN:
- Lupins, although a bean, are similar to olives aesthetically, and are equally good with breakfast. The trick is first to soak them overnight until rehydrated, then boil them for a few hours like any bean. They will not soften. Then soak them again, changing the water every day for several weeks until the bitterness is gone.
Derived terms
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editany member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae
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a lupine bean
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References
editFurther reading
edit- Lupinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- lupin bean on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lupinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
French
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editlupin (feminine lupine, masculine plural lupins, feminine plural lupines)
Noun
editlupin m (plural lupins)
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editFurther reading
edit- “lupin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editNoun
editlupin m (definite singular lupinen, indefinite plural lupiner, definite plural lupinene)
References
edit- “lupin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editNoun
editlupin m (definite singular lupinen, indefinite plural lupinar, definite plural lupinane)
References
edit- “lupin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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