Meanings
noun
- informalkudzu (Asian vine)
Origin
From being a vine that covers everything in immense dense growths, covering ground, climbing walls, poles, wires, throughout the South of the United States.
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APA
the vine that ate the South. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20vine%20that%20ate%20the%20South
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“the vine that ate the South.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20vine%20that%20ate%20the%20South. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the vine that ate the South,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20vine%20that%20ate%20the%20South.
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