Associations to the word «Dodder»
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Wiktionary
DODDER, verb. (intransitive) To shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter.
DODDER, noun. Any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, recent genetic research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group has shown that it is correctly placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.
DODDER, proper noun. A river in Ireland, a tributary of the Liffey.
Dictionary definition
DODDER, noun. A leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria.
DODDER, verb. Walk unsteadily; "small children toddle".
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