kudzu vine

[ kood-zoo ]

noun

1. a fast-growing Chinese and Japanese climbing vine, Pueraria lobata, of the legume family, now widespread in the southern U.S., having tuberous, starchy roots and stems: used for fiber, as food and forage, and to prevent soil erosion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kudzu vine¹

1900–05; < Japanese kuzu, earlier kudu, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

The Kudzu Vine is of wonderful rapidity of growth, and will be found a good substitute for a hardy vine about piazzas and porches.

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