noun
dodder
A leafless parasitic plant with threadlike stems.
Thin strands of dodder wrap around the stems of nearby plants.
Etymology
The plant name comes from Middle English doder. It is related to Middle High German toter, which could mean dodder or egg yolk.
More examples
- Dodder draws water and nutrients from its host.
- The gardener removes dodder from the tomato plants.
- Without a host plant, dodder cannot survive for long.
Forms
dodder · dodders