strangler vs strangler tree

strangler and strangler tree both are nouns.

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

As nouns, strangler and strangler tree are synonyms defined as:

strangler and strangler tree: 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 (noun)	strangler tree (noun)
someone who kills by strangling	an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree
an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree