— lianoid , adj.
/lee ah"neuh, -an"euh/ , n.
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
Also, liane /lee ahn"/ .
[ 1790-1800; earlier liannes (pl.), appar. misspelling of F lianes, pl. of liane, deriv. of lier to bind; sp. with -a is Latinized or pseudo-Sp ]