Invasive Japanese vine Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. 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

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

INVASIVE (adjective)
1. gradually intrusive without right or permission
2. involving invasion or aggressive attack
JAPANESE (adjective)
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language
JAPANESE (noun)
1. a native or inhabitant of Japan
2. the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese

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