'Lupinus luteus' definitions:
Definition of 'Lupinus luteus'
From: WordNet
noun
Yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage [syn: yellow lupine, Lupinus luteus]
Definition of 'Lupinus luteus'
From: GCIDE
- Lupinine \Lu"pin*ine\, n. (Chem.) An alkaloid found in several species of lupine ({Lupinus luteus}, Lupinus albus, etc.), and extracted as a bitter crystalline substance, having a formula C10H19NO. Called also l-lupinine [1913 Webster]
- Note: Chemically it is a a bicyclic saturated quinolizine [1-R-trans]-Octahydro-2H-quinolizine-1-methanol, with the structure: CH2OH | /\ H /\ / \|/ \ | | | | N | \ / \ / \/ \/ --[MI11] [PJC]