Used in a Sentence

kudzu

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for kudzu.

Editorial note

We shouldn't be surprised if code feels like Kudzu after it has been around for 10+ years.

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Quick take

(cooking, medicine) A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of kudzu gathered in one view.

noun

(cooking, medicine) A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine.

noun

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.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for kudzu.

noun

(cooking, medicine) A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine.

noun

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.

Example sentences

1

We shouldn't be surprised if code feels like Kudzu after it has been around for 10+ years.

2

Is this the kind of guy that will end up with a mighty oak tree, or kudzu in 10 years?

3

The Japanese loanwords in english that are not japanese cultural terms (like sushi, harakiri, etc.) or botanical (shiitake, kudzu) are few.

4

You can make an nice chunk of change in the area between KY and SC renting out your goats to destroy kudzu.

5

My experience is with kudzu, magically finding new networkcards all of a sudden.

6

Cover the American North with kudzu-like layer of super-wheat wouldn't be so bad...

7

I would guess that issuing a human edible competitor to Kudzu would be a net win?

8

You can't eat kudzu like you can a tasty goat.

9

If cs702 tried to take action by building a competitor, he would have about the same chance of success a sapling in a field of kudzu.

10

I wonder if you could stuff a goat with kudzu and bake it?

11

Tallahassee started using sheep in 1999 for kudzu.

12

I can't find mention of Tallahassee still using animals for kudzu control.

Quote examples

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Now there are "cycle highways" growing like kudzu out of the city centre, and you can't throw a rock without hitting a burrito joint or a yuppie-calibre independent coffeeshop.

2

They're subsidised, so the tickets are dirt-cheap, few people use them, they're comfortable and spacious, have power for laptops, and even have an entire car dedicated to sitting in a lounge chair facing outward to watch the scenery roll by ("oh, more kudzu...").

Proper noun examples

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Kudzu is an invasive species in most of the southeast United States that spreads along roadside.

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Kudzu is an edible (edible by goat standards) nitro-fixer that is eating the south.

3

The more flippant answer is it can't be any worse than Kudzu.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use kudzu in a sentence?

We shouldn't be surprised if code feels like Kudzu after it has been around for 10+ years.

What does kudzu mean?

(cooking, medicine) A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine.

What part of speech is kudzu?

kudzu is commonly used as noun.