Cassytha
noun
Cas·sy·tha
kəˈsīt͟hə,
-thə
: a genus of widely distributed tropical climbing parasites (family Lauraceae) which form masses of leafless threadlike stems on branches of trees and shrubs see dodder laurel
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, modification of Late Greek kasytas dodder, of Semitic origin; akin to Syriac kisōtho, Aramaic kĕsātha