Assertion: vine | /r/CapableOf | eat the south
Facets:
value: for nothing
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: They don't call it the vine that ate the South for nothing.
text: Sometimes referred to as “the vine that ate the South,” the plant has become a rampant invasive species in parts of the southeastern United States and readily spreads over trees and shrubs, often killing them.
text: Due to its fast growth, it is also called the “mile a minute vine” and “the vine that ate the South” referring to the southern U.S.
text: These attributes of kudzu made it attractive as an ornamental plant for shading porches in the southeastern United States, but they facilitated the growth of kudzu as it became a "structural parasite" of the South, enveloping entire structures when untreated and often referred to as "the vine that ate the South".
text: According to the National Park Service, kudzu became "the vine that ate the South.
text: But this perennial vine from Asia is one of the very worst invasives of all time, and is sometimes ruefully called "the vine that ate the South.