lupin

Other forms of lupin

plural

lupins·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lupin

What does lupin mean?

lupin means "any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers".

How many syllables are in lupin?

lupin has 2 syllables: lu-pin. The stress falls on "lu". In IPA it is /ˈlupən/.

What is another word for lupin?

Close synonyms include lupine. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lupin a common word?

lupin is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.