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Strangler

nounid 138416·updated May 18, 2026
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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

polysemous

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Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
chokerstrangler tree
plural
Stranglers
possessive
Strangler's
pluralpossessive
Stranglers'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
someone who kills by strangling
§2
an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree
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