kudzu

Etymology
From. The spelling kudzu (instead of ) is due to historical transliteration methods of Japanese into English (compare ).

Noun

 * 1) An Asian vine (several species in the genus, but mostly , syn.  in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the United States.
 * 2)  A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine.
 * 1)  A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine.
 * 1)  A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine.
 * 1)  A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine.
 * 1)  A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine.

Usage notes

 * The kudzu invasive in the US apparently includes natural hybrids of four species of :, , , and

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Esperanto: kudzuo
 * German: Kudzu
 * Japanese: クズ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ку́дзу, кудзу́,
 * Spanish: kuzu
 * Tày: thau cát


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Korean: 갈분, 칡가루


 * Korean: