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kudzu.

An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montana var. lobata, syn. Pueraria lobata in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the United States.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkʊd.zuː//ˈkʌd.zuː/
  1. An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montana var. lobata, syn. Pueraria lobata in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the United States.

    uncountable · usually
  2. A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

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).

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