dodder

Definitions


[ˈdɒdə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- move in a feeble or unsteady way, especially because of old age
(e.g: an elderly couple gave us a concerned glance as they doddered past)


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Origin:
early 17th century: variant of obsolete dialect dadder; related to dither


[ˈdɒdə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a widely distributed parasitic climbing plant of the convolvulus family, with leafless threadlike stems that are attached to the host plant by means of suckers


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Origin:
Middle English: related to Middle Low German doder, dodder, Middle High German toter




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