strangler fig

Noun strangler fig has 2 senses

• strangler fig(n = noun.plant) ficus aurea, florida strangler fig, golden fig, wild fig - a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas;
is a member of ficus, genus ficus
is a kind of fig tree

• strangler fig(n = noun.plant) clusia major, clusia rosea, pitch apple - a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers;
is a member of genus clusia
is a kind of strangler, strangler tree