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liana noun. . L18.
[French liane, liene, orig. = clematis, perh. from dial. French liener bind sheaves, from French lien bond, tie; alt. after Latin or Spanish models.]
Any long woody climbing plant that twines round trees, esp. in a tropical rainforest; the stem of such a plant.