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dodder
dod·der 1 D0317200 (dŏd′ər)intr.v. dod·dered, dod·der·ing, dod·ders 1. To shake or tremble, as from old age; totter.2. To move in a feeble, unsteady manner.
[Alteration of Middle English daderen, probably of imitative origin.]
dod′der·er n.
dod·der 2 D0317200 (dŏd′ər)n. Any of various leafless, annual parasitic herbs of the genus Cuscuta that lack chlorophyll and have slender, twining, yellow or reddish stems and small whitish flowers.
[Middle English doder, possibly from Middle Dutch, yolk of an egg (from the yellow color of the blossom of one species of this plant).]dodder (ˈdɒdə) vb (intr) 1. to move unsteadily; totter2. to shake or tremble, as from age[C17: variant of earlier dadder; related to Norwegian dudra to tremble] ˈdodderer n ˈdoddery adj
dodder (ˈdɒdə) n (Plants) any rootless parasitic plant of the convolvulaceous genus Cuscuta, lacking chlorophyll and having slender twining stems with suckers for drawing nourishment from the host plant, scalelike leaves, and whitish flowers[C13: of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch, Middle Low German dodder, Middle High German toter]dod•der1 (ˈdɒd ər)
v.i. to shake; tremble; totter. [1610–20; compare dither, totter, teeter, etc.] dod′der•er, n. dod•der2 (ˈdɒd ər)
n. a leafless parasitic plant, Cuscutagronovii, of the morning glory family, having clusters of tiny white flowers on orange-yellow, twining stems. [1225–75; Middle English doder] dodder
Past participle: doddered
Gerund: doddering
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| I dodder | | you dodder | | he/she/it dodders | | we dodder | | you dodder | | they dodder |
| Preterite |
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| I doddered | | you doddered | | he/she/it doddered | | we doddered | | you doddered | | they doddered |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am doddering | | you are doddering | | he/she/it is doddering | | we are doddering | | you are doddering | | they are doddering |
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| I have doddered | | you have doddered | | he/she/it has doddered | | we have doddered | | you have doddered | | they have doddered |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was doddering | | you were doddering | | he/she/it was doddering | | we were doddering | | you were doddering | | they were doddering |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had doddered | | you had doddered | | he/she/it had doddered | | we had doddered | | you had doddered | | they had doddered |
| Future |
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| I will dodder | | you will dodder | | he/she/it will dodder | | we will dodder | | you will dodder | | they will dodder |
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| I will have doddered | | you will have doddered | | he/she/it will have doddered | | we will have doddered | | you will have doddered | | they will have doddered |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be doddering | | you will be doddering | | he/she/it will be doddering | | we will be doddering | | you will be doddering | | they will be doddering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been doddering | | you have been doddering | | he/she/it has been doddering | | we have been doddering | | you have been doddering | | they have been doddering |
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| I will have been doddering | | you will have been doddering | | he/she/it will have been doddering | | we will have been doddering | | you will have been doddering | | they will have been doddering |
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| I had been doddering | | you had been doddering | | he/she/it had been doddering | | we had been doddering | | you had been doddering | | they had been doddering |
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| I would dodder | | you would dodder | | he/she/it would dodder | | we would dodder | | you would dodder | | they would dodder |
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| I would have doddered | | you would have doddered | | he/she/it would have doddered | | we would have doddered | | you would have doddered | | they would have doddered |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  dodder - a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoriaCuscuta, genus Cuscuta - genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodderCuscuta gronovii, love vine - leafless parasitic vine with dense clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine around clover or flaxvine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface | | Verb | 1. |  dodder - walk unsteadily; "small children toddle"coggle, toddle, waddle, totter, paddlewalk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
TranslationsIdiomsSeedodder alongdodder
dodder: see morning glorymorning glory,
common name for members of the Convolvulaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and small trees (many of them climbing forms) inhabiting warm regions, especially the tropics of America and Asia. The family is characterized by milky sap.
..... Click the link for more information. .dodder any rootless parasitic plant of the convolvulaceous genus Cuscuta, lacking chlorophyll and having slender twining stems with suckers for drawing nourishment from the host plant, scalelike leaves, and whitish flowers dodder
dodder Chinese medicine
A parasitic growth on plants, the seeds of which are tonic, nutritive and general stimulants. Dodder is used to strengthen the musculoskeletal system, retard ageing and improve vision, and it has been used for impotence, premature ejaculation, urinary frequency and incontinence, diarrhoea, low back pain, pre-senile dementia, prostate problem, threatened abortion, tinnitus, vertigo and blurred vision.
Herbal medicine
European dodder has been used by Western herbalists as a laxative and for renal and hepatic disease.dodder
Related to dodder: Dodder vineSynonyms for doddernoun a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stemsRelated Words- Cuscuta
- genus Cuscuta
- Cuscuta gronovii
- love vine
- vine
verb walk unsteadilySynonyms- coggle
- toddle
- waddle
- totter
- paddle
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