NOUN | plant | dodder | a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems |
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VERB | motion | dodder, toddle, coggle, totter, paddle, waddle | walk unsteadily |
Meaning | A leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria. | |
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Member of | Cuscuta, genus Cuscuta | genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll |
Narrower | love vine, Cuscuta gronovii | leafless parasitic vine with dense clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine around clover or flax |
Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
Meaning | walk unsteadily. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | The children dodder to the playground | |
Synonyms | toddle, coggle, totter, paddle, waddle | |
Broader | walk | Use one's feet to advance |
Spanish | anadear, avanzar a pasitos, bambolearse, chapotear, contonearse, tambalearse | |
Catalan | caminar com un ànec, culejar, remenar el cul, trontollar | |
Nouns | dodderer | one who dodders from old age and weakness |
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