strangler


Definition: Meaning of, strangler in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈstræŋglə /

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  1. an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree
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  2. someone who kills by strangling
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strangler used in phrases

  • Boston Strangler, the
    1. the name newspapers used to describe Albert DeSalvo (1931-73), a man who raped and strangled 13 women aged between 19 and 85 in Boston, US, between June 1962 and January 1964
  • Florida strangler fig (noun)
    1. a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas
  • strangler fig (noun)
    1. a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas
    2. a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers
  • strangler tree (noun)
    1. an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree
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