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Definition of cuscuta:

cuscuta (noun):: noun. genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder.; a large and widely distributed genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs (family convolvulaceae) comprising the dodders and having whitish or yellow filamentous stems

Synonyms for cuscuta:

convolvulaceae

cuscuta gronovii

dicot genus

dodder

family convolvulaceae

genus cuscuta

love vine

magnoliopsid genus

morning-glory family

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