- kudzu vine
- species of climbing vine that originated in China and Japan (now widely cultivated in the United States for fodder, fiber, and as a means of preventing erosion)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
kudzu vine
Look at other dictionaries:
kudzu vine — /kood zooh/ a fast growing Chinese and Japanese climbing vine, Pueraria lobata, of the legume family, now widespread in the southern U.S., having tuberous, starchy roots and stems: used for fiber, as food and forage, and to prevent soil erosion.… … Universalium
kudzu vine — noun 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… … Useful english dictionary
Kudzu — For other uses, see Kudzu (disambiguation). Kudzu Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
kudzu — n. kudzu vine, fast growing vine of the legume family … English contemporary dictionary
kudzu — n. (in full kudzu vine) a quick growing climbing plant, Pueraria thunbergiana, with reddish purple flowers. Etymology: Jap. kuzu … Useful english dictionary
Kudzu (comic strip) — Kudzu was a daily comic strip created by Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist Doug Marlette about rural Southerners. The strip s name comes from the vine which, though initially encouraged as a soil erosion control plant, soon became an… … Wikipedia
Kudzu (disambiguation) — Kudzu can refer to:*Kudzu, the vine *Kudzu (comic strip) *Kudzu (Software), the Red Hat Linux hardware probing library *Kudzu.com, (Consumer Search Service) … Wikipedia
kudzu — ☆ kudzu [kood′zo͞o΄ ] n. 〚Jpn〛 a fast growing, hairy perennial vine (Pueraria lobata) of the pea family, with large, three part leaves: sometimes planted in the South for soil stabilization or forage * * * kud·zu (ko͝odʹzo͞o) n. An eastern Asian… … Universalium
kudzu — ☆ kudzu [kood′zo͞o΄ ] n. [Jpn] a fast growing, hairy perennial vine (Pueraria lobata) of the pea family, with large, three part leaves: sometimes planted in the South for soil stabilization or forage … English World dictionary
Vine — This article is about the term vine in its broad sense. For grapevines, see Vitis. For other uses, see Vine (disambiguation). A tendril … Wikipedia
