Noun: Pueraria lobata
- Fast-growing vine from eastern Asia with tuberous roots, hairy leaves, and purple flowers; grown for fodder and starch; widespread in southern US
"Pueraria lobata has become an invasive species in many parts of the American South";
- kudzu, kudzu vine
Type of: vine
Part of: genus Pueraria, Pueraria
Encyclopedia: Pueraria lobata