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Pueraria

noun

genus of woody Asiatic vines: kudzu

• Syn: ↑genus Pueraria

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae

• Member Meronyms: ↑kudzu, ↑kudzu vine, ↑Pueraria lobata

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\\ˌpyüəˈra(a)rēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Marc N. Puerari died 1845 Swiss botanist + New Latin -ia

: a genus of chiefly Asiatic herbaceous or woody vines (family Leguminosae) with trifoliolate leaves, blue or purple racemose flowers, and long narrow many-seeded pods — see kudzu

Useful english dictionary. 2012.