Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Liane \Li*ane"\ (l[-i]*[=a]n"), Liana \Li*a"na\
   (l[-i]*[=a]"n[.a]), n. [F. liane; prob. akin to lien a band,
   fr. L. ligamen, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. {Lien}, n. ] (Bot.)
   A luxuriant woody plant, climbing high trees and having
   ropelike stems. The grapevine often has the habit of a liane.
   Lianes are abundant in the forests of the Amazon region.