Meaning of DODDER
| Pronunciation: | | 'dâdur
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | coggle, paddle, toddle, totter, waddle |
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| | See Also: | | Cuscuta, Cuscuta gronovii, genus Cuscuta, love vine, vine, walk | |
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\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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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