kudzu
/ˈkʊdzuː/
noun
- A fast-growing climbing plant with large leaves, originally from East Asia, that often covers and kills other plants.
- Kudzu has taken over the abandoned field, covering every tree and fence.
- In the southern United States, kudzu is considered an invasive species.
- The old barn was almost hidden under a thick blanket of kudzu.
- Something that spreads or grows very quickly and is hard to control.
- The new fast-food chain spread like kudzu across the city.
- Spam emails are the kudzu of the internet, choking our inboxes.
- The developer's projects grew like kudzu, covering every empty lot.