strangler tree

/ˌstræŋg(ə)lər tri/

Definitions of strangler tree

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

   types:

   Clusia major, Clusia rosea, pitch apple, strangler fig

   a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers

   type of:

   aerophyte, air plant, epiphyte, epiphytic plant

   a plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it