dodder

Plural: dodders

Noun

• a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria
• 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, it is now placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.

Verb

Verb Forms: doddered, doddering, dodders

• To move in a feeble or unsteady way.
• walk unsteadily
• To shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter.

Examples

• After a long game of Scrabble, his hand began to DODDER as he placed the final tiles.

Synonyms

coggle, paddle, toddle, totter, waddle, angel hair, devil's guts, devil's hair, devil's ringlet, goldthread, hailweed, hairweed, hellbine, love vine, pull-down, strangleweed, witch's hair

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