ˈstrangler
British
/ ˈstræŋɡlə /
noun
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a person or thing that strangles
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a plant, esp a fig in tropical rain forests, that starts as an epiphyte but sends roots to the ground and eventually forms a tree with many aerial roots, usually killing the host
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