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kudzu

noun

Fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for…

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Word length
5
Starts with
K
Ends with
U
Contains
UD
Scrabble score
19

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ˈkʊd.zuː

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noun

  1. Fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States

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