golden fig

golden fig
noun
a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas
Hypernyms: ↑fig tree
Member Holonyms: ↑Ficus, ↑genus Ficus

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