Definition of Liana

1. Noun. A woody climbing usually tropical plant.


Definition of Liana

1. Proper noun. ( female given name), derived from Juliana or Eliana ¹

2. Noun. A climbing woody vine, usually tropical. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Liana

1. a tropical vine [n -S]

Medical Definition of Liana

1. 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. Origin: F. Liane; prob. Akin to lien a band, fr. L. Ligamen, fr. Ligare to bind. Cf. Lien. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Liana

li hing mui
liabilities
liability
liability insurance
liable
liable(p)
liableness
liage
liaise
liaised
liaises
liaising
liaisons
lialson
liana (current term)
lianas
liandratite
liane
lianes
liang
liangle
liangs
lianoid
liar
liar's mortgage
liar liar pants on fire
liard
liards
liars

Literary usage of Liana

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1898)
"THE liana VEGETATION OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. By Thos. H. Kearney, Jr. ONE of the most striking features of the flora of the coastal plain in the South ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Navigation on the one liana is frequently rendered dangerous by sudden bursts of storm, while on the other hand it is facilitated by the two regular winds ..."

3. The Anatomy of the Frog by Alexander Ecker, George Haslam (1889)
"This muscle lies obliquely on the back of the hand, parallel Fig- 79- ¡a 111 (I 2 abi IV : 1-1)2 'i Mi- v ,' = 111 i. i- fa Muscles of hand of liana ..."

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