kudzu

名词 n.
中文释义
发音 ko͝odʹzo͞o

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montana var. lobata, syn. Pueraria lobata in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the United States. uncountable,usually
    — By 2020, droughts and other extreme weather will be commonplace. By 2040, the Sahara will be moving into Europe, and Berlin will be as hot as Baghdad. Atlanta will end up a kudzu jungle.
  2. A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine. uncountable,usually
    — Kudzu is available in natural food stores and Oriental markets; it is often sold in lumps that must be crushed in a mortar before measuring.

词形变化

kudzus plural kuzu alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
kudzu bug kudzued kudzu powder kudzu tea

词源

From Japanese 葛(くず) (kuzu). The spelling kudzu (instead of kuzu) is due to the historical transliteration methods of Japanese into English (compare adzuki).
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