noun
- Plural of liane; long, woody vines that grow in tropical forests, often hanging from trees.
Usage: Also spelled 'lianas'; Common in botanical and ecological contexts
Examples
- The explorers had to cut through thick lianes to make their way through the jungle.
- Lianes draped from the canopy, creating a natural obstacle course in the rainforest.
- The wildlife documentary showed monkeys swinging from lianes high above the forest floor.
- Botanists study lianes to understand how tropical plants adapt to dense forest environments.