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tree lupin

tree lupin noun: a species of flowering plant, Lupinus arboreus.

tree lupin: a species of flowering plant, Lupinus arboreus
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Noun

tree lupin (plural tree lupins)

  1. A species of flowering plant, Lupinus arboreus.
    • Russell and tree lupin produced seed, and seedlings are growing. The larger tree lupin plants are growing in spite of snow damage.1966, Report of the Forest Research Institute, Rotorua, New Zealand Forest Service, page 76
    • Studies in New Zealand began at Woodhill, one of the coastal sand dune forests of the North Island, in which marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) and perennial tree lupin (Lupinus arboreus) are used to stabilise the sand before Pinus radiata forest is established.1983, John C. Gordon, Biological nitrogen fixation in forest ecosystems: foundations and applications
    Synonyms:
    yellow bush lupine

Synonyms of tree lupin

  • yellow bush lupine

Forms of tree lupin

pluraltree lupins

Questions about tree lupin

What does tree lupin mean?
Tree lupin means a species of flowering plant, Lupinus arboreus.
What part of speech is tree lupin?
Tree lupin is a noun.
What is the plural of tree lupin?
The plural of tree lupin is tree lupins.

Words near tree lupin in the dictionary

  1. tree lizards
  2. tree lobster
  3. tree lobsters
  4. tree lucerne moth
  5. tree lucerne moths
  6. tree lupin
  7. tree lupins
  8. tree mallow
  9. tree man disease
  10. tree man syndrome
  11. tree model

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