NOUN | plant | kudzu vine, kudzu, 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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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, 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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