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dodder

/ˈdɒdər/ /ˈdɑdər/

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verb

蹒跚，摇晃。

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. "

那位老人不得不拄着拐杖，摇摇晃晃地开始过马路。

age body physiology condition human

Illustration dodder - Image 1

noun

菟丝子

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. "

农夫发现田里有几片菟丝子，这种寄生植物正缠绕着他的番茄植株。

plant biology organism nature agriculture science ecology