Etymology

liana

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Today it means: A climbing woody vine, usually tropical. Full definition →

French liane
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  1. French · derived fromliane
  2. English todayliana

From French liane (see that entry for more), influenced by lien (“link, bond”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.