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kudzu

C2 noun

kudzu /ˈkʊd.zuː/ nghĩa là cây sắn dây (loại dây leo châu Á, xâm lấn mạnh ở Mỹ)

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  1. cây sắn dây (loại dây leo châu Á, xâm lấn mạnh ở Mỹ)

    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.

    uncountable · usually

    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; […]

  2. bột sắn dây (dùng trong y học và ẩm thực Đông Á)

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

    uncountable · usually

    Kudzu is available in natural food stores and Oriental markets; it is often sold in lumps that must be crushed in a mortar before measuring.

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