Cuscuta), from the resemblance of their slender yellow stems to catgut, and from the mischief they cause.' name='description'> devil's-guts - definition and meaning

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A name of species of dodder (Cuscuta), from the resemblance of their slender yellow stems to catgut, and from the mischief they cause.
  • noun The corn spurrey, Spergula arvensis.
  • noun In Australia, the dodder-laurel, Cassytha filiformis. See dodder-laurel.

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