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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.
Group relationships: Genus Pueraria, Pueraria
Generic synonyms: Vine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pueraria Lobata
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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