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What is the difference between dodder and acotyledon?

dodder | acotyledon |

As nouns the difference between dodder and acotyledon

is that dodder is any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus (taxlink) 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 while acotyledon is (botany) a plant that has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.

As a verb dodder

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

dodder

English

Etymology 1

(etyl)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter.
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  • Their neighbours have been, on one side, an old man who dodders around in his dressing gown talking to himself, and on the other a stand-offish couple who pretend not to understand the Spanish he speaks.
    Derived terms
    * dodderer * doddering (adj) * doddery

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (wikipedia dodder) (en noun)
  • 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 '' , recent genetic research by the (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group) has shown that it is correctly placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.
  • Synonyms
    * angel hair,
    Hyponyms
    * dodder, * * * * * *

    acotyledon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) A plant that has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.