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Encyclopedia > Lupine

Lupine may be one of several things:

  • Something that is like, or relating to, a wolf (Canis lupus).
  • A variant spelling for lupin, a flowering plant.
  • Lupine Records, a record label in Detroit.
  • Lupine Games, a computer game company.

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Lupin (2329 words)
Lupin has been cultivated for at least 2,000 years, and probably was first raised in Egypt, or at least in the general Mediterranean region.
Lupins are grown as both a forage and grain legume in the USSR, Poland, Germany, South Africa, and the Mediterranean, and as a cash crop in Australia where they are exported to the European and East Asian feed markets.
Lupin can be planted in narrow rows (6- to 8-inch) or wide rows (30-inch) at a rate of 4 plants per square foot (175,000 seeds per acre or 120 pounds per acre).
Lupin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (375 words)
The Nootka Lupin (Lupinus nootkatensis) is common on the west coast of North America, and is one of the species from which the garden hybrids are derived, being valued in Britain for its tolerance of cool, wet summers.
Lupins are cultivated as forage and grain legumes.
Lupine poisioning is a nervous syndrome caused by alkaloids in bitter lupins.
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