dodder (redirected from dodders)

dod·der ¹  (ddr)

intr.v. dod·dered, dod·der·ing, dod·ders

1. To shake or tremble, as from old age; totter.

2. To progress in a feeble, unsteady manner.

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[Alteration of Middle English daderen.]

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dodder·er n.

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dod·der ²  (ddr)

n.

Any of various leafless, annual parasitic herbs of the genus Cuscuta that lack chlorophyll and have slender, twining, yellow or reddish stems and small whitish flowers.

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[Middle English doder, possibly from Middle Dutch, yolk of an egg (from the yellow color of the blossom of one species of this plant).]

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dodder

Verb

to move unsteadily [variant of earlier dadder]

dodderer n
doddery adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dodder - a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria Cuscuta, genus Cuscuta - genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder Cuscuta gronovii, love vine - leafless parasitic vine with dense clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine around clover or flax vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
Verb	1.	dodder - walk unsteadily; "small children toddle" coggle, toddle, waddle, totter, paddle walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"