kudzu: 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
entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
ribbon tree: deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton