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dodder vi. 摇摆,蹒跚
n. 菟丝子 摇摆,蹒跚菟丝子 dodder n 1: a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria v 1: walk unsteadily; " small children toddle" [ synonym: { toddle}, { coggle}, { totter}, { dodder}, { paddle}, { waddle}] 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. [ 1913 Webster]
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. [ 1913 Webster] 25 Moby Thesaurus words for " dodder": age, cheat the undertaker, cower, decline, fade, fail, get along, get on, grow old, halt, limp, quiver, shake, shrivel, sink, teeter, totter, tremble, turn gray, turn white, wane, waste away, wither, wizen, wrinkle
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