a hairy leguminous climbing plant, Pueraria thunbergiana, of China and Japan, with trifoliate leaves and purple fragrant flowers
Word origin
from Japanese kuzu
kudzu in American English
(ˈkʊdˌzu)
US
noun
a fast-growing, hairy perennial vine (Pueraria lobata) of the pea family, with large, three-part leaves: sometimes planted in the South for soil stabilizationor forage
Word origin
Jpn
Examples of 'kudzu' in a sentence
kudzu
The drive to Atlanta was long and tedious, with nothing but the occasional patch of trees with the requisite kudzu to break the monotony.