HyperDic: pueraria_lobata

English > 1 sense of the expression Pueraria lobata:
NOUNplantPueraria lobata, kudzu, kudzu vinefast-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
English > Pueraria lobata: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningfast-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.
Synonymskudzu, kudzu vine
Member ofPueraria, genus Puerariagenus of woody Asiatic vines
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
Spanishkudzu, pueraria lobata
Catalankudzu, pueraria lobata

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