About The Word Dodder
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Dodder
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What's The Definition Of Dodder?
[n] a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria
[v] walk unsteadily, as of small children Synonyms | Synonyms for Dodder: coggle | paddle | toddle | totter | waddle Related Terms | Find terms related to Dodder: age | cheat the undertaker | cower | decline | fade | fail | get along | get on | grow old | halt | limp | quiver | shake | shrivel | sink | teeter | totter | tremble | turn gray | turn white | wane | waste away | wither | wizen | wrinkle See Also | Cuscuta | Cuscuta gronovii | genus Cuscuta | love vine | vine | walk Dodder In Webster's Dictionary \Dod"der\, n. [Cf. Dan. dodder, Sw. dodra, G. dotter.]
(Bot.)
A plant of the genus {Cuscuta}. It is a leafless parasitical
vine with yellowish threadlike stems. It attaches itself to
some other plant, as to flax, goldenrod, etc., and decaying
at the root, is nourished by the plant that supports it.
\Dod"der\, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. dyderian to deceive, delude, and E. didder, dudder.] To shake, tremble, or totter. ``The doddering mast.'' --Thomson. |
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