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dodder

/ˈdɒdər/ /ˈdɑdər/

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verb

よろめく, よぼよぼする

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

Examples :

"The old man had to lean on his cane as he began to dodder across the street. "

老人は通りをよぼよぼと渡り始めたとき、杖に頼らなければならなかった。

age body physiology condition human

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noun

ネナシカズラ

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.

Examples :

"The farmer found patches of dodder, a parasitic plant, strangling his tomato plants in the field. "

農夫は畑でトマトの苗を締め付けている寄生植物、ネナシカズラの塊を見つけた。

plant biology organism nature agriculture science ecology