kudzu vine
[ kood-zoo ]
noun
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.
Origin of kudzu vine
11900–05; <Japanese kuzu, earlier kudu, of uncertain origin
- Also called kudzu.
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How to use kudzu vine in a sentence
The kudzu vine is of wonderful rapidity of growth, and will be found a good substitute for a hardy vine about piazzas and porches.
Amateur Gardencraft | Eben E. Rexford
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