kudzu -- 1893, from Jap. kuzu. Perennial climbing plant native to Japan and China, introduced in U.S. southeast as forage (1920s) and to stop soil erosion (1930s) and quickly got out of hand.

Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper, Historian. 20 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kudzu>

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