dodder

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: toddlecoggletotterpaddlewaddle

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria

Verb (1)

  1. walk unsteadily“small children toddle”Synonyms: toddlecoggletotterpaddlewaddle
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dodder \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. [1913 Webster]
Dodder \Dod"der\, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. dyderian to deceive, delude, and E. didder, dudder.] To shake, tremble, or totter. "The doddering mast." --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
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