liana - a woody climbing usually tropical plantChilean jasmine, Mandevilla laxa - woody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped creamy-white flowers monstera - any plant of the genus Monstera; often grown as houseplants pothos - any of various tropical lianas of the genus Scindapsus vine - weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface cynancum - any of various mostly giant tropical lianas of Africa and Madagascar having greenish or purple flowers and long smooth pods; roots formerly used as an emetic |