kud·zu /ˈkʊd(ˌ)zu, ˈkʌd-/
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kudzu
n : 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 [syn: kudzu vine, Pueraria
lobata]