love vine

noun

1. dodder ².

Word History and Origins

Origin of love vine¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

I love vine maples with several long, twisted, arching trunks, though, so I recommend this tree particularly for a shady spot where it can really achieve a wild form.

From Seattle Times

But the love vine appears to be an equal opportunity parasite.

From Scientific American

Soon, he realized that in one patch, the oaks and their galls were threaded with a plant called the parasitic love vine.

From New York Times

They found that in 51 cases in which the love vine attached itself to the B. treatae gall, more than half contained a dead wasp, they report this week in Current Biology.

From Science Magazine

Dey make de charm to wear round de neck or de ankle and dey make de love powder, too, out de love vine, what grow in de woods.

From Project Gutenberg