Translations for „dodder“ in the English » German Dictionary

dod·der [ˈdɒdəʳ, Am ˈdɑ:dɚ] VB intr inf

dodder

wacklig gehen

to dodder along

dahinwackeln

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to dodder along

dahinwackeln

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is mostly stem; the leaves are reduced to scales on the stem's surface, since they are not needed for photosynthesis while the dodder is obtaining nutrients from its host.

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The entire household is already amazed by his transformation from doddering old man to virile middle-age.

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The company then lumbered along for the next few years, hampered by doddering executive management.

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Although dodder germination can occur without a host, it has to reach a green plant quickly and is adapted to grow towards the nearby plants by following chemosensory clues.

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Dodder seeds sprout at or near the surface of the soil.

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Oh, she knows what's going on all right, but she is willing to let this doddering old fool's infatuation run its course.

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If dodder is found before it chokes a host plant, it may be simply removed from the soil.

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Today, the armed forces are hobbled by rusty warships and doddering aircrafts.

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The salt marsh dodder produces flowers with bell-shaped, white glandular corollas with five pointed triangular lobes.

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The dodder reproduces by seed, with each plant capable of producing over 10,000 seeds at once.

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