liana
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
Origin of liana
1- Also li·ane [lee-ahn]. /liˈɑn/.
Other words from liana
- li·a·noid, adjective
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How to use liana in a sentence
With the hands that had never handled anything rougher than crewelwork she chose her grip along the tough ladder of looped lianas.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellThe dense forests also contain many varieties of lianas or rubber vines, huge bombax and bamboos.
A network of leafy branches of low trees bound together by lianas bars her progress.
Life in an Indian Outpost | Gordon CasserlyBechan points to one of the myriad lianas criss-crossing between the trees.
Life in an Indian Outpost | Gordon CasserlyI stopped at lianas, and curious foliage, trying to trace them to a beginning, but rarely with any success.
The Sea and the Jungle | H. M. Tomlinson
British Dictionary definitions for liana
liane (lɪˈɑːn)
/ (lɪˈɑːnə) /
any of various woody climbing plants mainly of tropical forests
Origin of liana
1Derived forms of liana
- lianoid, adjective
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