[ lɪ'α:nə ]
(also liane -'α:n )
■ noun a woody climbing plant that hangs from trees, especially in tropical rainforests.
↘the free-hanging stem of a ~.
Origin
C18: from Fr. liane 'clematis, ~'.
LIANA
Meaning of LIANA in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004