strangler
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He spotted a strangler fig and described how it sprouted from a seed that found purchase in the high crotch of another species, slowly sent roots to the ground, and ultimately choked its host.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
Driving west from El Hormiguero toward the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, the road wends through ceibas, strangler figs, and sapodillas, a tree prized since Maya times for its chicle gum.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 11, 2023
She had a special animus for English ivy, that invasive strangler of native trees.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2016
"Deadly nightshade - a favourite poison in medieval times - is another potential strangler," he explains.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2015
They came to drier soil with strangler figs splitting the rocks.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
