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strangler fig

strangler fig noun: any of a number of kinds of figs (genus Ficus) that sprout on branches of other trees and crowd them out as they mature.

strangler fig: any of a number of kinds of figs (genus Ficus) that sprout on branches of other trees and crowd...
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Noun

strangler fig (plural strangler figs)

  1. Any of a number of kinds of figs (genus Ficus) that sprout on branches of other trees and crowd them out as they mature.

Forms of strangler fig

pluralstrangler figs

Questions about strangler fig

What does strangler fig mean?
Strangler fig means any of a number of kinds of figs (genus Ficus) that sprout on branches of other trees and crowd them out as they mature.
What part of speech is strangler fig?
Strangler fig is a noun.
What is the plural of strangler fig?
The plural of strangler fig is strangler figs.

Words near strangler fig in the dictionary

  1. strangleholding
  2. strangleholds
  3. stranglement
  4. stranglements
  5. strangler
  6. strangler fig
  7. strangler figs
  8. stranglers
  9. strangles
  10. strangles the parrot
  11. stranglest

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