| NOUN | plant | kudzu, kudzu vine, Pueraria lobata | 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 |
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| Sounds | kah'dzuw | |
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| Rhymes | Guangzhou ... zoo: 6 rhymes with zuw... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | kudzu vine, Pueraria lobata | |
| Member of | Pueraria, genus Pueraria | genus of woody Asiatic vines |
| Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
| Spanish | kudzu, pueraria lobata | |
| Catalan | kudzu, pueraria lobata | |
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