kud·zu (k d z )n. An eastern Asian vine (Pueraria lobata) having compound leaves and clusters of reddish-purple flowers. It is grown for fodder, forage, and root starch, and is a widespread weed in the southeast United States. [Japanese kuzu.] |
kudzu [ˈkʊdzuː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a hairy leguminous climbing plant, Pueraria thunbergiana, of China and Japan, with trifoliate leaves and purple fragrant flowers
[from Japanese kuzu]
kud•zu (ˈkʊd zu)
n., pl. -zus.
a fast-growing vine, Pueraria lobata, of the legume family, planted esp. for fodder and to retain soil.
[1890–95; < Japanese kuzu]
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| Noun | 1. |  kudzu - fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United Statesgenus Pueraria, Pueraria - genus of woody Asiatic vines: kudzu vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
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