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Noun: dodder  dó-du(r)
  1. A leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria
    "The dodder wrapped its thin stems around the host plant"
Verb: dodder  dó-du(r)
  1. Walk unsteadily, with short steps
    "small children dodder";
    - toddle, coggle, totter, paddle, waddle

Derived forms: doddered, doddering, dodders

Type of: vine, walk

Part of: Cuscuta, genus Cuscuta

Encyclopedia: Dodder, the Parasitic Plant