kudzu

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kud·zu | \ ˈku̇d-(ˌ)zü

, ˈkəd-

Definition of kudzu

: a fast-growing Asian vine (Pueraria lobata) of the legume family that is used for forage and erosion control and is often a serious weed in the southeastern U.S.

Examples of kudzu in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Invaders such as kudzu, stiltgrass and ailanthus are having a party no one seems able to break up. — Washington Post, 7 July 2021 The crowds of athletes, performers and audience members in attendance were all greatly diminished due to COVID-19, as Tokyo faces a terrifying surge and the Delta variant spreads kudzu-like around the globe. — Judy Berman, Time, 23 July 2021 Imported from Amsterdam, these kudzu roots were laid over the course of several weeks last spring, then left mostly alone. — New York Times, 3 May 2021 Immediately following the closing of the artist’s Frankfurt exhibition, the kudzu planted for it was cremated and illegally imported to New York in a trash bin sealed with duct tape. — New York Times, 3 May 2021 And this is a proper luxury SUV, offering a level of richness that the common-as-kudzu Jeeps in this segment can't match. — David Beard, Car and Driver, 26 Oct. 2020 Dutch elm disease, kudzu, Asian silver carp in the Mississippi, non-native grasses in the Sonoran Desert, emerald ash borer, pythons in the Everglades. — Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2020 The CCTVs cycled through images of dirt lawns and driveways infested with overgrown kudzu—and also the cars passing by, and who was in them. — Lauryn Hill, Wired, 4 Mar. 2020 Prime-time-soap wannabes spread like kudzu across the three networks as the 1980s unfolded. — Jim Mckairnes, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2019

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