Definitions for dodder
ˈdɒd ərdod·der

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dodderverb

   a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria

2. toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, paddle, waddleverb

   walk unsteadily

   "small children toddle"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. doddernoun

   Any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, recent genetic research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group has shown that it is correctly placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.

2. dodderverb

   To shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DODDERnoun

   Etymology: touteren, to shoot up, Dutch. Stephen Skinner.

   Dodder is a singular plant: when it first shoots from the seed it has little roots, which pierce the earth near the roots of other plants; but the capillaments of which it is formed, soon after clinging about these plants, the roots wither away. From this time it propagates itself along the stalks of the plant, entangling itself about them in a very complicated manner. It has no leaves, but consists of such capillaments or stalks, as are brownish with a cast of red, which run to great lengths. They have at certain distances tubercles, which fix them fast down to the plant, and by means of which they absorb the juices destined for its nourishment. The flowers stand in a kind of little round clusters on the stalks, are small, of a whitish or pale redish colour, of the bell-fashioned kind, and deeply divided into four or five segments at the edge; The flower is succeeded by a roundish fruit with three or four ridges, that give it a trigonal or tetragonal form: this has only one cavity. The seeds are numerous: these fall upon the ground, and produce young plants. John Hill.

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1. dodder

   Dodder is a type of parasitic plant that belongs to the morning glory family. It has a yellow or orange appearance and wrap around other plants in order to absorb their nutrients, often leading to the host plant's decline or death. Dodder does not have leaves or roots, and it’s typically seen as a threat to agricultural crops.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Doddernoun

   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

2. Dodder

   to shake, tremble, or totter

3. Etymology: [Cf. Dan. dodder, Sw. dodra, G. dotter.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dodder

   dod′ėr, n. a leafless, twining, pale-coloured parasitic plant.—p.adj. Dodd′ered, overgrown with dodder. [A.S. dodder; Ger. dotter.]

2. Dodder

   dod′ėr, v.t. or v.i. to shake, tremble.—p.adj. Dodd′ering, trembling: pottering. [Cf. Toddle.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DODDER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dodder is ranked #96799 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dodder surname appeared 188 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Dodder.
   
   92.5% or 174 total occurrences were White.
   4.7% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

How to pronounce dodder?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dodder in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dodder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dodder
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dodder
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dodder
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dodder
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dodder
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html