English Explanatory Dictionary

dodder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter.
noun
  1. 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.
name
  1. A river in Dublin, Ireland, a tributary of the Liffey.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒdə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dodder.wav /ˈdɑdɚ/

Word forms

dodder dodders doddering doddered

Etymology

From Middle English daderen (“to quake, tremble”). Compare Norwegian dudra (“to tremble”).

Synonyms

angel hair devil's guts devil's hair devil's ringlet goldthread hailweed hairweed hellbine love vine pull-down strangleweed witch's hair

Derived words

doddard dodderer doddering doddery buttonbush dodder Chilean dodder clover dodder common dodder compact dodder cusp dodder European dodder field dodder flax dodder golden dodder greater dodder hazel dodder large-seeded alfalfa dodder )Cuscuta campestris Cuscuta approximata) laurel dodder lesser dodder linseed dodder little-seed alfalfa dodder rope dodder small-seeded alfalfa dodder smartweed dodder swamp dodder thyme dodder
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