noun
a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas
• Syn: ↑golden fig, ↑Florida strangler fig, ↑strangler fig, ↑wild fig
• Hypernyms: ↑fig tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ficus, ↑genus Ficus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.