kudzu
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈkʌdzu/
- US
:
kudzu
- Many homeowners struggle to control the spread of kudzu in their gardens.
Highways lined with kudzu covered southern trees.
- Highways lined with kudzu covered southern trees.
- What I've been interested in fact, is the real incredible just sort of kudzu like growth of fundamentalism in the military.
Examples
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The sky was turning bright behind the kudzu that was taking over the back fence.
Fiction book (2002) -
Breeze blew through where the kudzu was thick enough to round the sharp corners of the fence.
Fiction book (2002) -
Highways lined with kudzu covered southern trees.
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Far above the clearing, the kudzu hung from the oak trees in a mournful way.
Fiction book (1991) -
Greenbrier, scrub pine, and kudzu had claimed the fields.
Fiction book (1992) -
Chickweed and kudzu were choking most of the peppers.
Fiction book (1997) -
You push your way through brambles, fallen pines, and kudzu vines.
Fiction book (1998) -
Now kudzu is considered a noxious weed in certain states, having overgrown many a roadside landscape.
Academic text (1996) -
But experiences with zebra mussels, gypsy moths, killer bees, and kudzu lead many to wonder if introductions are worth the risks.
Academic text (1992) -
The kudzu quickly climbed the telephone poles, suffocating the trees around it.
Synonyms
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8.9
A fast-growing climbing plant from eastern Asia that quickly covers trees and buildings
A fast growing vine from eastern Asia called kudzu that spreads and covers other plants
Compounds
- US
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8.9
A fast-growing climbing plant from eastern Asia that quickly covers trees and buildings
How Invasive
- US
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8.8
- Specialized
- Specialized
7
4.4
1
4.8
1
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kudzu comes from the Japanese word kuzu, which is the plant's name and whose roots are used to make a starchy powder in Asian cooking. So, when English speakers say kudzu, they mean the same fast-growing vine that often covers fields and buildings.