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strangler fig vs strangler

strangler vs strangler fig

strangler fig and strangler both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
strangler fig Yes No No No
strangler Yes No No No
As nouns, strangler is a hypernym of strangler fig; that is, strangler is a word with a broader meaning than strangler fig:
  • strangler fig: a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers
  • 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
Other hypernyms of strangler fig include strangler tree.
strangler fig (noun) strangler (noun)
a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers someone who kills by strangling
a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree
Difference between strangler fig and strangler

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