Meaning & use
liana
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A long-stemmed, woody vine that roots in the ground and climbs up trees to reach sunlight, common in tropical rainforests.
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The explorers cut through a tangle of lianas to reach the riverbank.
Monkeys swung from the thick lianas hanging between the rainforest trees.
A note on using this word
Refers specifically to a woody, rainforest-climbing vine, a narrower term than the more general word 'vine.'
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