strangler vs strangler fig

strangler fig vs strangler

strangler and strangler fig both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strangler	Yes	No	No	No
strangler fig	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, strangler fig is a hyponym of strangler; that is, strangler fig is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than strangler:

strangler: an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree
strangler fig: a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers

Other hyponyms of strangler include Clusia major, Clusia rosea, pitch apple.

strangler (noun)	strangler fig (noun)
someone who kills by strangling	a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers
an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree	a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas

Difference between strangler and strangler fig

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