how dodder plant obtains its food.?

Dodder is a parasitic plant which develops root around the host plant and obtain food from the stem or root of host plant by twining around them. Dodder lacks chlorophyll and therefore depends on host plant for food.

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It develops special roots which penetrate into the host plant. The food is generally stored in the stem or the roots of the plant.
A dodder is a parasitic plant without chlorophyll. It obtains its food by twining around host plants (clovers, alfalfa, and lespedeza), and sending root-like projections into their stems.
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