Egyptian lupine

Egyptian lupine
noun
white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control
Hypernyms: ↑lupine, ↑lupin

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized E
: an erect hairy annual legume (Lupinus termis) originally of the eastern Mediterranean but introduced into certain dry regions of the United States that has white flowers tinged with blue on the standard and bluish green on the keel apex

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