Dod·der n. 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. To shake, tremble, or totter. “The doddering mast.”
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dodder
n : a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having
whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment
through haustoria
v : walk unsteadily; "small children toddle" [syn: toddle, coggle,
totter, paddle, waddle]