: any of various usually woody vines especially of tropical rainforests that root in the ground
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The warming of low-elevation tropical forests is driving lianas to strangle trees.
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Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Sliding doors lead to three bedrooms that overlook a dense tangle of fig trees and lianas — a small patch of native forest, conserved by local authorities in an otherwise cramped development.
—Michael Snyder Pedro Kok, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
Famously, the liana is one of the two main ingredients in a ritual drink called ayahuasca, which can induce hallucinations or an altered state of mind.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 16 May 2022
It might be dominated by an invasive species such as lianas — the big woody vines that Tarzan swings from which can quickly take over tropical land — or molinia — a grass that spreads across the Welsh uplands after fields stop being grazed.
—Isabella Kaminski, Wired, 25 Dec. 2019
Aura Mugler Eau de Parfum, $75 Aura Mugler’s smoky-sweet blend comes from notes of tiger liana, rhubarb leaves, and a hint of vanilla.
—Ruby Buddemeyer, Marie Claire, 25 Dec. 2015
In eight of the forested plots, every liana was severed and killed.
—Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, 13 June 2017
But much of the forest canopy is spread out below, a sweeping green expanse of trees, lianas, and their inhabitants.
—Christian Ziegler, National Geographic, 29 Sep. 2016
In eight of the forested plots, every liana was severed and killed.
—Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, 13 June 2017
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Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Sliding doors lead to three bedrooms that overlook a dense tangle of fig trees and lianas — a small patch of native forest, conserved by local authorities in an otherwise cramped development.
—Michael Snyder Pedro Kok, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
Famously, the liana is one of the two main ingredients in a ritual drink called ayahuasca, which can induce hallucinations or an altered state of mind.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 16 May 2022
It might be dominated by an invasive species such as lianas — the big woody vines that Tarzan swings from which can quickly take over tropical land — or molinia — a grass that spreads across the Welsh uplands after fields stop being grazed.
—Isabella Kaminski, Wired, 25 Dec. 2019
Aura Mugler Eau de Parfum, $75 Aura Mugler’s smoky-sweet blend comes from notes of tiger liana, rhubarb leaves, and a hint of vanilla.
—Ruby Buddemeyer, Marie Claire, 25 Dec. 2015
In eight of the forested plots, every liana was severed and killed.
—Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, 13 June 2017
But much of the forest canopy is spread out below, a sweeping green expanse of trees, lianas, and their inhabitants.
—Christian Ziegler, National Geographic, 29 Sep. 2016
In eight of the forested plots, every liana was severed and killed.
—Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, 13 June 2017
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“Liana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liana. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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