Definitionn. a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems
Last update: October 18, 2015
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The union taking place underground, while the bulk of both partners in the symbiosis rises into the air, renders the association a little difficult to see, but there is no doubt that the plants in question do afford each other assistance, forming, as it were, a kind of partnership. The most pronounced case of parasitism, that of Cuscuta, the dodder, which infests particularly clover fields, appears to differ only in degree from those mentioned, for the plant, bare of leaves as it is yet contair.s a little chlorophyll. [verb]
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The dodder is a genus (Cuscuta) of leafless parasites with slender thread-like twining stems. The flowers stand singly in the leaf-axils or form few or many flowered cymose inflorescences; the flowers are sometimes crowded into small heads. [verb]
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Wallace Bros: the bottleworks: Dodder bridge. [verb]
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"You have evidently thought and read a great deal," Dodder said, genuinely surprised. [Please select]
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When you come to doddering, Jacob, it's better to dodder in the paths you know. [Please select]
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The scenes in Chapel were far from edifying; while some antique Fellow doddered in the pulpit, rats would be let loose to scurry among the legs of the exploding boys. [Please select]
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