Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dodder"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dodder
n : a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having
whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment
through haustoria
v : walk unsteadily, as of small children [syn: {toddle}, {coggle},
{totter}, {paddle}, {waddle}]
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