Strangler Fig Definition
noun
Any of several fig trees that grow at first as epiphytes on another tree and then send roots down to the ground around the trunk of the host tree, especially Ficus aurea, of southern Florida and the West Indies.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- Ficus aurea
- wild fig
- Florida strangler fig
- golden fig
- Clusia major
- Clusia rosea
- pitch apple
Origin of Strangler Fig
From the fact that it strangles its host
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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