DODDER

I. noun Etymology: Middle English doder; akin to Middle High German toter ~, egg yolk Date: 13th century any of a genus ( Cuscuta ) of wiry twining vines of the morning-glory family that are highly deficient in chlorophyll, are parasitic on other plants, and have tiny scales instead of leaves, II. intransitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English dadiren Date: 14th century to tremble or shake from weakness or age, to progress feebly and unsteadily , ~er noun