dodder 1
— dodderer , n.
/dod"euhr/ , v.i.
to shake; tremble; totter.
[ 1610-20; cf. DITHER, TOTTER, TEETER, etc. ]
dodder 2
/dod"euhr/ , n.
a leafless parasitic plant, Cuscuta gronovii, having dense clusters of small, white, bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine about clover or flax. Also called love vine .
[ 1225-75; ME doder; c. D, Dan dodder, MLG dod ( d ) er, MHG toter, G Dotter ]