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kudzu

UK/ˈkʊd.zuː/ US/ˈkʌd.zuː/ uncommon

noun

1.

fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long many-seed hairy pods and tuberous starchy roots; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States

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Origin

From Japanese 葛(くず) (kuzu). The spelling kudzu (instead of kuzu) is due to the historical transliteration methods of Japanese into English (compare adzuki).

Phrases

  • kudzu bug
  • kudzu powder
  • kudzu tea

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