Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A general name for the climbing and twining plants in tropical forests which wind themselves round the stems of trees, often overtopping them and passing to other trees, or descending again to the ground.
- noun In phytogeography, a liana is a plant which roots in the ground and, by means of long stems with long internodes and the assistance of various devices, climbs over other plants and, more rarely, over rocks. The name was formerly given only to woody plants; but its use has been broadened to include herbaceous annuals and perennials, thus becoming synonymous with climber. See
leaf-climber ,root-climber ,scrambler , 2, twiner , and phrases undertendril-climber .
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- proper noun A female
given name , derived fromJuliana orEliana
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a woody climbing usually tropical plant
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Examples
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Arab boy caught in a crossfire between snipers, Liana is impelled to confront her conflicts about identity and culpability.
Edges: Summary and book reviews of Edges by Leora Skolkin-Smith . 2005
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To many visitors to Taman Negara, having a cup of tea at Pak Anjang's floating restaurant, called Liana Restaurant, before entering the park proper is a must as they catch their breath and prepare for the long boat ride ahead.
nst online 2010
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She took the stage name Liana to further hide things. "
Foto Finish Argo, John 2002
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"At first glance, I felt like a real celebrity being in front of the lens with endless interviews from local Malaysian media, especially when we had the experience to witness the Fl race during the Malaysian Grand Prix," said the Treasury-Analyst-Adrenaline-Junkie, who is popularly known as 'Liana'.
Brudirect News1 2010
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All the characters except for Liana are broken in some way, and facehorrible choices.
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Cursed by the psaaron, Bastian and his sister, Liana, are the last members of a once proud and wealthy familynow reduced to poverty.
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But that was before someone abducted and murdered a runaway teenage girl ... and before the disappearance of popular and pretty Liana Martin.
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Liana Mulleitner, director of residences and public relations, said that the hotel's lobby doesn't even start until the 6th floor so all of the guests could stay in their rooms.
Waves Hit Hawaii, California; One Man Swept to Sea Alexandra Berzon 2011
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And I realize this email will be criticized as an anonymous attack, but please look at what has happened to Cyndi Mosteller, Prof. Woodard, and Liana Orr. Vicious attacks have become the order of the day in the
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Liana Kanelli"I will be honest with you – we feel bold and beautiful."
Lucy Mangan's pick of the week: The story, the stat, the quote, the tweet 2011
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