kudzu (redirected from kudzus)

kud·zu  (kdz)

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.

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[Japanese kuzu.]

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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 States kudzu vine, Pueraria lobata genus 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