Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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strangler tree | Yes | No | No | No |
strangler fig | Yes | No | No | No |
strangler tree (noun) | strangler fig (noun) |
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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 common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers |
a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas |