Mistletoe vs Dodder - What's the difference?
mistletoe | dodder |
Any of several hemiparasitic evergreen plants with white berries that grow in the crowns of oaks, apple trees and other trees.
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A sprig of these plants used as a Christmas decoration.
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To shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter.
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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.
As nouns the difference between mistletoe and dodder
is that mistletoe is any of several hemiparasitic evergreen plants with white berries that grow in the crowns of oaks, apple trees and other trees while dodder is 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 family: Cuscutaceae, recent genetic research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group has shown that it is correctly placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.As a verb dodder is
to shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter.As a proper noun Dodder is
a river in Ireland, a tributary of the Liffey.mistletoe
English
(wikipedia mistletoe)Alternative forms
* misseltoe, misletoe, miseltoe, misleto * misselden, misseldine, miseledenNoun
(en noun)Usage notes
The term mistletoe is used for both (eastern mistletoe).Derived terms
* mistletoebirdSee also
* European mistletoe * eastern mistletoedodder
English
Etymology 1
(etyl)Verb
(en verb)- 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.
