Definition of liana Liana
/liɑˈnʌ/ - [leeanu] - li•a•na
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What does liana mean?
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NounPlural: lianas |
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| liana - a woody climbing usually tropical plant | ||
| vine a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface | ||
| 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 | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- liana (n.)
A luxuriant woody plant, climbing high trees and having ropelike stems. The grapevine often has the habit of a liane. Lianes are abundant in the forests of the Amazon region.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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liana
A climbing woody vine, usually tropical.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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liana
li-an′a, n. a general name for the woody, climbing, and twining plants in tropical forests. [Fr. liane—lier, to bind—L. ligāre, to bind.]
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🔤- liana, noun, singular of lianas.
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