单词 | strangler fig |
释义 | > as lemmasstrangler fig C1. attributive and in other combinations in sense 1b, as strangler fig, strangler vine. ΚΠ 1955 Sci. Amer. Apr. 74/2 The strangler fig in the tropical jungle, which kills other trees to reach the light, is a rare type. 1962 Times 6 Apr. 7/2 Strangler figs..envelope and kill other trees. 1976 Publishers Weekly 12 Jan. 50/3 ‘Nanny’ grows upon the family like a strangler vine upon a tree. < as lemmas |
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