Translations for liana in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

liana [Brit lɪˈɑːnə, Am liˈɑnə, liˈænə] N

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creeper, liana

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It is often seen 3 to 8 m above the ground, sometimes up to 20 m, travelling along lianas or branches of small trees. en.wikipedia.org

Although they are rarely seen in the forest, they can be found more easily when they are foraging on lianas at night. en.wikipedia.org

The group consists of 2 species of tendrillate lianas. en.wikipedia.org

This plant is usually encountered as a liana, but in its juvenile phase, the plant is carnivorous. en.wikipedia.org

Of these, 16 species from 12 genera and 12 families were lianas. en.wikipedia.org

It consists of shrubs, small trees, and a few lianas of the tropics and subtropics, mostly in the southern hemisphere. en.wikipedia.org

The family includes about 600 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas in 18 genera. en.wikipedia.org

Lianas also provide access routes in the forest canopy for many arboreal animals, including ants and many other invertebrates, lizards, rodents, sloths, monkeys, and lemurs. en.wikipedia.org

The west has areas of dry deciduous forest with many lianas and with tamarind and baobabs among the dominant trees. en.wikipedia.org

These plants are perennial flowering shrubs with trailing vines or lianas. en.wikipedia.org

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