| strangler | (n) an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree, Syn. strangler tree |
| garroter | (n) someone who kills by strangling, Syn. strangler, throttler, choker, garrotter |
| golden fig | (n) a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas, Syn. Florida strangler fig, Ficus aurea, strangler fig, wild fig |
| pitch apple | (n) a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers, Syn. strangler fig, Clusia rosea, Clusia major |
