kudzu
noun/ˈkʊdzuː/
/ˈkʊdzuː/
[uncountable]- a climbing plant with purple flowers that grows very fast and is used as a food and in medicines
- the use of kudzu in traditional Chinese medicine
- the potential of kudzu as a biofuel crop
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