DODDERS

Verb

dodders

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dodder

Noun

dodders

plural of dodder

Source: Wiktionary


DODDER

Dod"der, n. Etym: [Cf. Dan. dodder, Sw. dodra, G. dotter.] (Bot.)

Definition: A plant of the genus Cuscuta. It is a leafless parasitical vine with yellowish threadlike stems. It attaches itself to some other plant, as to flax, goldenrod, etc., and decaying at the root. is nourished by the plant that supports it.

Dod"der, v. t. & i. Etym: [Cf. AS. dyderian to deceive, delude, and E. didder, dudder.]

Definition: To shake, tremble, or totter. "The doddering mast." Thomson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TERNARY

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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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