/liːˈɑːnə/
OriginFrom French liane (see that entry for more), influenced by lien (“link, bond”).
- A climbing woody vine, usually tropical.
“Many of the older trees presented a very curious appearance from the tresses of a liana hanging from their boughs, and resembling bundles of hay.”
“1884, Achilles Daunt, Frank Redcliffe: A story of travel and adventure in the forests of Venezuela (A Book for Boys), London: T. Nelson & Sons, Chapter 5, p. 99,
Flowering lianas hung in long streamin”
“Allow friendly natives to walk in front of you on the track. They have sharp eyes for pitfalls, snakes, hornets, and stinging plants. They will cut the lianas and thorny trailers. They like to do it.”
- A female given name from Latin, derived from Juliana or Eliana
Formslianas(plural)