|  kudzu 
 
 fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds;
 grown for fodder and forage and root starch;
 widespread in the southern United States
 • Syn:
 kudzu vine, Pueraria lobata
 • Hypernyms:
 vine
 • Member Holonyms:
 Pueraria, genus Pueraria
 
 
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