Definition of Dodder. Meaning of Dodder. Synonyms of Dodder

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Definition of Dodder

Dodder
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.
Dodder
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.

Meaning of Dodder from wikipedia

- Cuscuta (/kʌsˈkjuːtə/), commonly known as dodder or amarbel, is a genus of over 201 species of yellow, orange, or red (rarely green) parasitic plants....
- The River Dodder (Irish: An Dothra) is one of the three main rivers in Dublin, Ireland, the others being the Liffey, of which the Dodder is the largest...
- campestris, with the common names field dodder, golden dodder, large-seeded alfalfa dodder, yellow dodder and prairie dodder, is a parasitic plant which belongs...
- Cuscuta californica is a species of dodder known by the common names chaparral dodder and California dodder. This is an annual parasitic plant that may...
- Cuscuta europaea, the greater dodder or European dodder, is a parasitic plant native to Europe, which belongs to the family Convolvulaceae, but was formerly...
- Cuscuta salina is a species of dodder known by the English name salt marsh dodder and is a native plant of western North America. The habitat includes...
- Cuscuta approximata is a species of dodder known by the common name alfalfa dodder. It is native to Eurasia and Africa, but it is also found in North America...
- needed, e.g. Dodder is a stem holoparasite. Hydnora spp. are root holoparasites. Plants usually considered holoparasites include broomrape, dodder, Rafflesia...
- names for this species: scaldweed, common dodder, swamp dodder, and love dodder[citation needed]. The common dodder can be found in every state of the United...
- Cuscuta ****onica, commonly known as ****anese dodder, is a parasitic vine. It has been listed by the State of California as a noxious weed. It has a range...