kudzu
/ˈkʊdzuː/(亦作kudzu vine)
noun
1- a quick-growing East Asian climbing plant with reddish-purple flowers, used as a fodder crop and for erosion control野葛。
1.1
- Pueraria lobata, family Leguminosae.拉丁名Pueraria lobata,豆科。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Japanese kuzu.