liana


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
liana /lɪˈɑːnə/ (also liane /-ˈɑːn/)
noun a woody climbing plant that hangs from trees, especially in tropical rainforests.

■ the free-hanging stem of a liana.

– origin C18: from Fr. liane ‘clematis, liana’.
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