Liana Definition

lē-änə, -ănə
lianas
noun
Any luxuriantly growing, woody, tropical vine that roots in the ground and climbs, as around tree trunks.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A female given name, derived from Juliana or Eliana.

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Other Word Forms of Liana

Noun

Singular:
liana
Plural:
lianas

Origin of Liana

  • Alteration of French liane probably from lier to bind from Old French liable

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French liane, from a native name, but influenced by lien (“to bind")

    From Wiktionary

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