li·an·a (l -ä n , - n) also li·ane (-än, -n)n. Any of various climbing, woody, usually tropical vines. [Alteration of French liane, probably from lier, to bind, from Old French; see liable.] |
liana [lɪˈɑːnə], liane [lɪˈɑːn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various woody climbing plants mainly of tropical forests
[changed from earlier liane (through influence of French lier to bind), from French, of obscure origin]
lianoid adj
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| Noun | 1. |  liana - a woody climbing usually tropical plantDipladenia boliviensis, Mandevilla boliviensis, white dipladenia - shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats Chilean jasmine, Mandevilla laxa - woody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped creamy-white flowers Epipremnum aureum, golden pothos, ivy arum, Scindapsus aureus, pothos - evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage monstera - any plant of the genus Monstera; often grown as houseplants philodendron - often grown as a houseplant pothos - any of various tropical lianas of the genus Scindapsus emerald creeper, jade vine, Strongylodon macrobotrys - vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface cynancum - any of various mostly giant tropical lianas of Africa and Madagascar having greenish or purple flowers and long smooth pods; roots formerly used as an emetic |
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