strangler tree

1. 1.

   an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree

   Synonymsstrangler

   Broaderair plant

   Narrowerpitch apple

Questions about strangler tree

What does strangler tree mean?

strangler tree means "an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree".

What is another word for strangler tree?

Close synonyms include strangler. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.