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]