strangler fig

strangler fig

noun

Definition of STRANGLER FIG

: any of several figs (as Ficus aurea of the southeastern United States) that start as epiphytes but send down roots to the ground around the host tree; broadly : any of various epiphytic vines or trees (as Clusia rosea syn. C. major) of similar habit

First Known Use of STRANGLER FIG

1933

Rhymes with STRANGLER FIG

caprifig, guinea pig, hit it big, infra dig, jury-rig, periwig, thimblerig, weeping fig, whirligig, WYSIWYG, Zagazig