strangler tree vs strangler

strangler tree and strangler both are nouns.

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

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

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