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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DODDER

Variant of earlier dadder; related to Norwegian dudra to tremble.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DODDER

dodder  [ˈdɒdə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DODDER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dodder is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dodder in English.

WHAT DOES DODDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dodder

Cuscuta

Cuscuta is a genus of about 100–170 species of yellow, orange, or red parasitic plants. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it now is accepted as belonging in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae, on the basis of the work of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. The genus is found throughout the temperate and tropical regions of the world, with the greatest species diversity in subtropical and tropical regions; the genus becomes rare in cool temperate climates, with only four species native to northern Europe. Folk names include devil's guts, devil's hair, devil's ringlet, goldthread, hailweed, hairweed, hellbine, love vine, pull-down, strangleweed, angel hair, and witch's hair.

Definition of dodder in the English dictionary

The definition of dodder in the dictionary is to move unsteadily; totter. Other definition of dodder is to shake or tremble, as from age.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DODDER

PRESENT

Present
I dodder
you dodder
he/she/it dodders
we dodder
you dodder
they dodder
Present continuous
I am doddering
you are doddering
he/she/it is doddering
we are doddering
you are doddering
they are doddering
Present perfect
I have doddered
you have doddered
he/she/it has doddered
we have doddered
you have doddered
they have doddered
Present perfect continuous
I have been doddering
you have been doddering
he/she/it has been doddering
we have been doddering
you have been doddering
they have been doddering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I doddered
you doddered
he/she/it doddered
we doddered
you doddered
they doddered
Past continuous
I was doddering
you were doddering
he/she/it was doddering
we were doddering
you were doddering
they were doddering
Past perfect
I had doddered
you had doddered
he/she/it had doddered
we had doddered
you had doddered
they had doddered
Past perfect continuous
I had been doddering
you had been doddering
he/she/it had been doddering
we had been doddering
you had been doddering
they had been doddering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will dodder
you will dodder
he/she/it will dodder
we will dodder
you will dodder
they will dodder
Future continuous
I will be doddering
you will be doddering
he/she/it will be doddering
we will be doddering
you will be doddering
they will be doddering
Future perfect
I will have doddered
you will have doddered
he/she/it will have doddered
we will have doddered
you will have doddered
they will have doddered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been doddering
you will have been doddering
he/she/it will have been doddering
we will have been doddering
you will have been doddering
they will have been doddering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would dodder
you would dodder
he/she/it would dodder
we would dodder
you would dodder
they would dodder
Conditional continuous
I would be doddering
you would be doddering
he/she/it would be doddering
we would be doddering
you would be doddering
they would be doddering
Conditional perfect
I would have dodder
you would have dodder
he/she/it would have dodder
we would have dodder
you would have dodder
they would have dodder
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been doddering
you would have been doddering
he/she/it would have been doddering
we would have been doddering
you would have been doddering
they would have been doddering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you dodder
we let´s dodder
you dodder
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to dodder
Past participle
doddered
Present Participle
doddering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DODDER


codder
ˈkɒdə
flyrodder
ˈflaɪˌrɒdə
fodder
ˈfɒdə
nodder
ˈnɒdə
plodder
ˈplɒdə
prodder
ˈprɒdə
wadder
ˈwɒdə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DODDER

doddard
dodderer
doddering
doddery
doddle
doddy
doddypoll
dodecagon
dodecagonal
dodecagynian
dodecagynous
dodecahedral
dodecahedron
dodecandrous
Dodecanese
dodecanoic acid
dodecaphonic
dodecaphonism
dodecaphonist
dodecaphony

WORDS THAT END LIKE DODDER

adder
bidder
bladder
budder
cannon fodder
extension ladder
gall bladder
iPodder
judder
kidder
ladder
mudder
redder
ridder
rope ladder
rudder
shedder
shredder
shudder
tedder

Synonyms and antonyms of dodder in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DODDER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dodder» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dodder

Translation of «dodder» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DODDER

Find out the translation of dodder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dodder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dodder» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

菟丝子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuscuta
570 millions of speakers

English

dodder
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डगमगाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إرتعش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

повилика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dodder
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাম্পা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

atermoyer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengelak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlottern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

よろめく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실새삼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dodder
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vung tay vung chân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dodder
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चपळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bağbozan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tremare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chwiać się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повилика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

putea ține pe picioare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρέμω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dodder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dodder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ettertenksom film
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dodder

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DODDER»

The term «dodder» is regularly used and occupies the 61.361 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DODDER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dodder» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dodder» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dodder

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DODDER»

Discover the use of dodder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dodder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs: An Integrated Pest ...
Dodder seed capsules and stems shown close up. Each dodder plant can produce thousands of hard seed that can remain dormant in the soil for years, so eliminate isolated patches as soon as they appear. Field bindweed infests this juniper.
Steve H. Dreistadt, Mary Louise Flint, 2004
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Integrated Pest Management for Alfalfa Hay
Dodder is a yellow or orange parasitic plant which attaches itself to alfalfa plants. If uncontrolled, a dodder plant rapidly forms a mat of horizontal stems spreading or climbing over large portions of the alfalfa stand. Dodder plants contain almost  ...
University of California Integrated Pest Management Program, 1981
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CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, ...
Origins: From kechout, kusuta, kushuta, keshut or kuskut, the Arabic names; Medieval Latin cuscuta for dodder; see Carl Linnaeus, Species Plantarum. 124. 1753 and Genera Plan- tarum. Ed. 5. 60. 1754; P. Sella, Glossario latino emiliano .
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
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Ortho Home Gardener's Problem Solver
Morning glory Field dodder Field bindweed Morning glory. Morning glory ( Ipomoea species) is an annual weed with twining, hairy stems that grow 2 io 20 feet long. The heart-shaped, hairy leaves may be lobed and 2 to 6 inches long.
Denny Schrock, Ortho Books, 2004
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Thesaurus of Agricultural Organisms
... salicifolia dock, wood (E) see Rumex sanguineus Dodartia orientalis L. ( Scrophulariaceae ) dodder, Chile (E) see Cuscuta suaveolens dodder, Chilean ( E) see Cuscuta racemosa chiliana dodder, clover (E) see Cuscuta epithymum dodder, ...
Derwent Publications, 1990
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Noxious Weeds of Australia
Yield of many crops, such as tomatoes, are seriously reduced by dodder. C. campestris has been recorded growing on some grass species in South Australia . Crop yields are reduced by dodders, mainly by absorbing food material from the  ...
William Thomas Parsons, Eric George Cuthbertson, 2001
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New Scientist
How the hormone controls the parasite The dodder is one of nature's most accomplished parasites. It has launched a thousand folk tales; and now is proving a superb model for studying the hormones that control plant growth S. Mahadevan Is ...
8
Plant Pathology
Soon after contact with the host, the base of the dodder shrivels and dries, loosing all connections with the ground and becomes totally dependent on host plant. The dodder continues to grow and its twisting tips reach out and attack adjacent ...
Dr. P.D. Sharma, 2014
9
Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers
791 Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. var. pentagona — Cuscutaceae, Dodder Family — PRAIRIE DODDER Pamsitic annual herb to 1 m or more, stem- omnge, glabrous; corolla 5-lobed, white, the lobes acute; sepals united at the base; flowers 2 ...
Kay Yatskievych, 2000
10
Organic Gardening
Dodder then grows and reattaches until it covers all nearby host plants in a tangled mat of orange stems. Dodder is an annual, and each plant produces thousands of seeds. The seeds remain viable in the soil for more than 20 years. Young ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DODDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dodder is used in the context of the following news items.
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50 great days out in Ireland
“Hidden in plain sight in grey Dublin, is the 26km wilderness that is the Dodder River greenway. Follow the heron from Ringsend to Clonskeagh ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
2
'Monster' climate event risk to Dublin by 2100
... on protective works at the Tolka River, the Lower Dodder, Spencer Dock, Merrion Gates, Sandymount, South Campshire and George's Quay. «The Sunday Times, Jun 15»
3
Westbrook mother upset after police pick up daughter, 7, at park
REPORTER: THE MOTHER SAID SHE LET HER DODDER PLAY -- LET HER DAUGHTER PLAY AT THE PARK BY HERSELF. POLICE SAID ... «WMTW Portland, Jun 15»
4
Top let: Grand designs on the property market
... angular floor to ceiling frameless five-partitioned glass wall which opens into 50m of south facing back garden overlooking the Dodder valley. «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
5
Rambling charm on corner site in Darty
Milltown and Dartry, being beside the Dodder linear park, are leafy green suburbs – and the view from most windows is of tall trees. Mature ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
6
The Swain garden in Morro Bay: A new chapter
By Mary Dodder McCorkle and Genevieve Holloway. Special to The TribuneJune 24, 2015. 2015-07-01T00:42:59Z. Mary Dodder McCorkle and Genevieve ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jun 15»
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Volunteers count plants at Port Susan reserve
They were searching for dodder, a parasite on Douglas' aster and sea milk-wort, western grasswort, awlwort, springbank clover and a number ... «Stanwood Camano News, Jun 15»
8
St. Francis Health performs first heart-monitoring procedure
The patient, Betty Dodder, was able to return home the same day, and her provider is receiving daily readings measuring her heart function. «Topeka Capital Journal, Jun 15»
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St. Francis Introduces Helpful Device For Heart Failure Patients
Betty Dodder is from Topeka and suffers from congestive heart failure. She was one of the first patients to get this device. "I don't think it could ... «WIBW, Jun 15»
10
Live among the D24 Elders for €270-315k
Kiltipper Road is adjacent to Dodder Valley Park and the river which provides some pleasant green space. Tymon Park is 4.5km away. «Irish Independent, Jun 15»

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