Definition of Pueraria lobata

1. 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 fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States.

Exact synonyms: Kudzu, Kudzu Vine
Group relationships: Genus Pueraria, Pueraria
Generic synonyms: Vine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pueraria Lobata

Puccinia
Puccinia graminis
Pucciniaceae
Pucikwar
Puck
Pucklike
Pudahuel
Puducherry
Puebla
Puebla de Zaragoza
Pueblan
Pueblans
Puebloan
Puebloans
Pueraria
Pueraria lobata (current term)
Puerto Rican
Puerto Rican Sign Language
Puerto Rican Virgin Islands
Puerto Ricans
Puerto Rico
Puffinus
Puffinus puffinus
Puget Sound
Pugh
Pughe
Pugin
Puginesque
Puglia
Pujunan

Literary usage of Pueraria lobata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi Kudzu Herbaceous perennial vine Waste ground and woods edges, escaped from cultivation. Designated as a noxious weed in PA. ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi Kudzu Herbaceous perennial vine Waste ground and woods edges, escaped from cultivation. Designated as a noxious weed in PA. ..."

3. Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States (1994)
"... Pest Management, and the Special Case of Genetically Engineered Organisms Some of the most harmful NIS—like kudzu (Pueraria lobata), water hyacinth ..."

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