strangler
Example Sentences
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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
Often, Dr. Sanz said, interactions occurred after a band of chimps located an exciting meal, such as a fruiting strangler fig or kapok.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
She had a special animus for English ivy, that invasive strangler of native trees.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2016
He secreted the strangler seeds in one of them, threw open his door, and called, "Pylos? Where are you?"
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
