Parasitic Plants

noun a leafless parasitic plant with a slender twining stem

verb to tremble or totter, typically because of old age

• The elderly man began to dodder as he walked down the street.
• I noticed my grandma starting to dodder a bit as she got older.
• My grandpa was really doddering around the house today.
• The economy seemed to dodder on the brink of collapse.

noun a genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae, commonly known as false foxgloves

• The agalinis plant is a beautiful wildflower native to North America.
• I spotted some agalinis blooming along the hiking trail.
• Check out those cool agalinis flowers growing by the creek!
• Her personality is like an agalinis flower, delicate yet resilient.