kudzu vine

[ koo d-zoo ]
/ ˈkʊd zu /

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.
Also called kud·zu.

Origin of kudzu vine

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

Words nearby kudzu vine

kudo, kudos, kudrun, kudu, kudzu, kudzu vine, kueh, kuenlun, kufa, kufic, kufiyah

Example sentences from the Web for kudzu

  • Kudzu is not particularly new, but it seems to me destined to a much greater importance than at present.

    Florida: An Ideal Cattle State |Florida State Live Stock Association

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for kudzu

kudzu
/ (ˈkʊdzuː) /

noun

a hairy leguminous climbing plant, Pueraria thunbergiana, of China and Japan, with trifoliate leaves and purple fragrant flowers

Word Origin for kudzu

from Japanese kuzu