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kudzu

/ˈkʊd.zuː/

Meanings

noun

クズ、葛

An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montans var. lobata, syn. Pueraria lobata in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the United States.

Examples :

古い小屋は、その上や周囲のすべてを覆い尽くしたクズの厚い毛布にほぼ完全に隠されていました。