1. To tremble or shake from weakness or age
2. To progress feebly and unsteadily

ETYM Cf. Dan. dodder, Swed. dodra, German dotter.
A leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria.
Parasitic plant, genus Cuscuta, of the morning-glory family Convolvulaceae, without leaves or roots. The thin stem twines around the host, and penetrating suckers withdraw nourishment.