liana

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liana¹

  • /liːˈɑːnə/

Rhymes with -ɑːnə

Where it comes from

From French liane (see that entry for more), influenced by lien (“link, bond”).

noun lianas

  1. 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.

Liana²

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Latin, derived from Juliana or Eliana

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noun climbing woody vine

Españolliana
한국어덩굴나무 deonggullamu
Portuguêscipó, liana
DeutschLiane
Italianoliana
Ελληνικάλιάνα liána
Românăliană
Русскийлиа́на liána

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MLA

"liana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/liana. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

liana. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/liana

Chicago

"liana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/liana.

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@misc{liana_2026,
  title = {liana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/liana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}