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
   "The Florida strangler fig had completely enveloped its host tree";
   - golden fig, Florida strangler fig, wild fig, Ficus aurea
    
2. A common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers
   "The strangler fig gradually enveloped its host tree";
   - pitch apple, Clusia rosea, Clusia major

Derived forms: strangler figs

Type of: fig tree, strangler, strangler tree

Part of: Ficus, genus Clusia, genus Ficus

Encyclopedia: Strangler fig