Definitions
A fast-growing climbing vine that can smother other plants.
Word origin
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).
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“Walled off communities, private jets, private security details are spreading like kudzu around the world.”
“All the author’s familiar trademarks are here: […] shaggy-dog plotlines sprouting everywhere, like kudzu; […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Smothering climbing vine”5 letters
02“Fast vine”5 letters
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