liana

li·an·a  (l-än, -n) also li·ane (-än, -n)

n.

Any of various climbing, woody, usually tropical vines.

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[Alteration of French liane, probably from lier, to bind, from Old French; see liable.]

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liana

Noun

a woody climbing and twining plant of tropical forests [French]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

liana - a woody climbing usually tropical plant Dipladenia 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