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Definition of Dodder

1. Verb. Walk unsteadily. "The children dodder to the playground"; "Small children toddle"

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

Definition of Dodder

1. n. 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.

2. v. t. & i. To shake, tremble, or totter.

Definition of Dodder

1. Proper noun. (rivers lang=en) a river in Ireland, a tributary of the Liffey ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter. ¹

3. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dodder

1. to totter [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: totter

Medical Definition of Dodder

1. 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. To shake, tremble, or totter. "The doddering mast." Origin: Cf. Dan. Dodder, Sw. Dodra, G. Dotter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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