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Strangler Tree

nounid 141938·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

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Variants

synonym
strangler
plural
Strangler Trees
possessive
Strangler Tree's
pluralpossessive
Strangler Trees'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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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
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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