strangler

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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

She had a special animus for English ivy, that invasive strangler of native trees.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2016

"Deadly nightshade - a favourite poison in medieval times - is another potential strangler," he explains.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2015

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