strangler

1. (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
Synonyms: strangler tree
Related Words: Clusia major, Clusia rosea, aerophyte, air plant, epiphyte, epiphytic plant, pitch apple, strangler fig

2. (noun) someone who kills by strangling
Synonyms: garroter, garrotter
Related Words: killer, slayer



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