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
Doubts about the case lingered for more than 40 years as legal experts and writers insisted that Mr. DeSalvo was not the strangler.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2021
Despite doubts thrown on DeSalvo’s claim, Bailey always maintained that DeSalvo was the strangler.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2021
Varys had not managed to come up with any sheeplovers, but he did find a eunuch strangler and a pair of foul-smelling Ibbenese who were as fond of axes as they were of each other.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
