devil's-guts

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

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