noun
any luxuriantly growing, woody, tropical vine that roots in the ground and climbs, as around tree trunks
also
liane li·ane′ (-än′, -an′)
Etymology:
NormFr liane < Fr lierne, liorne, altered (by assoc. with lier, to bind) < viorne < L viburnum, viburnum
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