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
Despite doubts thrown on DeSalvo’s claim, Bailey always maintained that DeSalvo was the strangler.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2021
In the middle of the day she tied up to an immense strangler fig and clambered over it to reach land.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
