kudzu

Kudzu covering several trees in Atlanta in the United States.

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

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

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