Definitions for Liana
liana

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. liananoun

   a woody climbing usually tropical plant

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. liananoun

   A climbing woody vine, usually tropical.

2. Liananoun

   A female given name from Latin, derived from Juliana or Eliana

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1. liana

   A liana is a long-stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy to get access to well-lit areas of a forest. They are commonly found in tropical rainforests.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Liananoun

   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

2. Etymology: [F. liane; prob. akin to lien a band, fr. L. ligamen, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. Lien, n. ]

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1. Liana

   A liana is any of various long -stemmed, woody vines that are rooted in the soil at ground level and use trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy to get access to well-lit areas of the forest. Lianas are especially characteristic of tropical moist deciduous forests and rainforests, including temperate rainforests. There are also temperate lianas, for example the members of the Clematis or Vitis genera. Lianas can form bridges amidst the forest canopy, providing arboreal animals with paths across the forest. These bridges can protect weaker trees from strong winds. Lianas compete with forest trees for sunlight, water and nutrients from the soil. Well-known lianas include monkey ladder and "water vine", which can refer either to Cissus hypoglauca or to members of the genus Doliocarpus. The term "liana" is not a taxonomic grouping, but rather a description of the way the plant grows, and lianas may be found in many different plant families. One way of distinguishing lianas from trees and shrubs is based on the stiffness, specifically, the Young's modulus of various parts of the stem. Trees and shrubs have young twigs and smaller branches which are quite flexible and older growth such as trunks and large branches which are stiffer. A liana often has stiff young growths and older growth, at the base of the stem, which is more flexible.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Liana

   li-an′a, n. a general name for the woody, climbing, and twining plants in tropical forests. [Fr. liane—lier, to bind—L. ligāre, to bind.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LIANA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Liana is ranked #98553 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Liana surname appeared 184 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Liana.
   
   54.8% or 101 total occurrences were White.
   31.5% or 58 total occurrences were Asian.
   7% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   5.4% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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1. • Vine

Anagrams for Liana »

1. IANAL

2. lanai

3. Lanai

4. Alani

5. Alina

6. alain

How to pronounce Liana?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Liana in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Liana in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Liana
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Liana
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Liana
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Liana
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Liana
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html