liane

liane (plural lianes)

1. Alternative form of liana.

• linea, Alien, laine, elain, anile, Aline, alien, Eilan, Elian, Elina, aline, A-line, Elain, Nelia

• IPA^(key): /liˈaː.nə/

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• Hyphenation: li‧a‧ne
• Rhymes: -aːn

liane f (plural lianen)

1. alternative form of liaan

Two theories:

• Perhaps from a Western Oïl language such as Gallo, Angevin, or Poitevin-Saintongeais.
• Perhaps from a word in Antilles French or another western dialect of West Indian French, meaning "sheave".

In either case, either related to or influenced by lien (“link”).

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liane f (plural lianes)

1. herbaceous or woody vine
2. creeper

• “liane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

liane f

1. plural of liana

• aleni, aneli, linea