udo

[oo-doh]

noun, plural u·dos.

a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.

Origin of udo

From Japanese

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Examples from the Web for udo

Contemporary Examples of udo

Once Udo Jr. realized his lineage, he also wanted in on the inheritance.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau
April 18, 2013
Or I remember him yelling at Udo [Kier, who plays the film’s wedding planner], ‘More gay!
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Richard Rushfield
November 11, 2011

Historical Examples of udo

"Yes, I'm not really much like a tortoise," said Udo humorously.
Happy Days
Alan Alexander Milne
"Well, you wouldn't when I was a tortoise," said Udo pleasantly.
Happy Days
Alan Alexander Milne
We have to do with but a few more incidents in St. Udo Brand's career as a soldier.
Faithful Margaret
Annie Ashmore
Modern writers upon whose lips in udo est Mænas et Attis might take some of this satire not inaptly to themselves.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2)
John Addington Symonds
So King Udo said, "I will give you half my town with the people in it, also seven cows and some money."
Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa
Elphinstone Dayrell

British Dictionary definitions for udo

udo

noun plural udos

a stout araliaceous perennial plant, Aralia cordata, of Japan and China, having berry-like black fruits and young shoots that are edible when blanched

Word Origin for udo

from Japanese

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