Pueraria Lobata (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Pueraria lobata is a fast-growing vine native to eastern Asia that has been naturalized in the southern United States.
- The pueraria lobata plant has hairy trifoliate leaves and produces racemes of purple flowers that are followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds.
- Pueraria lobata is often grown for its root starch, which can be used as a food source or for other industrial purposes.
- In the southern United States, pueraria lobata is commonly used as fodder and forage for livestock due to its high nutritional value.
- Pueraria lobata has become an invasive species in some areas of the southern United States, outcompeting native vegetation and causing ecological harm.