dodder
English Thesaurus
1. a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | vine, |
| definition | : | a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cuscuta gronovii, love vine, |
| definition | : | leafless parasitic vine with dense clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine around clover or flax (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | cuscuta, genus cuscuta, |
| definition | : | genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder (noun.plant) |
2. walk unsteadily (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | walk, |
| definition | : | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | waddle, |
| definition | : | walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dodderer, |
| definition | : | one who dodders from old age and weakness (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | waddler, |
| definition | : | someone who walks with a waddling gait (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | waddle, |
| definition | : | walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dodderer, |
| definition | : | one who dodders from old age and weakness (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | waddler, |
| definition | : | someone who walks with a waddling gait (noun.person) |
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