{
Li-ane′
(lī̍-ān′)
,
Li-a′na
(lī̍-ā′nȧ)
, }
[F.
liane
; prob. akin to
lien
a band, fr. L.
ligamen
, fr.
ligare
to bind. Cf.
Lien
,
]
(Bot.)
A luxuriant woody plant, climbing high trees and having ropelike stems. The grapevine often has the habit of a liane. Lianes are abundant in the forests of the Amazon region.