kudzu

/ˈkʊd.zuː/

IPA: /K AH1 D Z UW0/

noun
  1. 1

    An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montans 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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