HyperDic: liana

English > 1 sense of the word liana:
NOUNplantlianaa woody climbing usually tropical plant
liana > pronunciation
Soundsliyaa'nah
RhymesAltoona ... zona: 128 rhymes with nah...
English > liana: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA woody climbing usually tropical plant.
NarrowerChilean jasmine, Mandevilla laxawoody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped creamy-white flowers
cynancumAny of various mostly giant tropical lianas of Africa and Madagascar / Madagascar having greenish or purple flowers and long smooth pods
golden pothos, pothos, ivy arum, Epipremnum aureum, Scindapsus aureusevergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage
jade vine, emerald creeper, Strongylodon macrobotrysVigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana
monsteraAny plant of the genus Monstera
philodendronOften grown as a houseplant
pothosAny of various tropical lianas of the genus Scindapsus
white dipladenia, Mandevilla boliviensis, Dipladenia boliviensisshrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats
BroadervineA plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
Spanishbejuco, liana
Catalanliana, Liana

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