liane
French, noun/ljan/
liane is a French feminine noun meaning “herbaceous or woody vine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Plante sarmenteuse qui prend appui sur un support”.
What does liane mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineherbaceous or woody vine
- 2
femininecreeper
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Plante sarmenteuse qui prend appui sur un support. 2. Femme filiforme au corps souple.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of liane
- lianes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce liane?
- /ljan/
- \ljan\
- [ljan]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is liane in French?
liane appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).