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lianoid

lianoid adjective: resembling or characteristic of a liana.

Adjective

lianoid (comparative more lianoid, superlative most lianoid)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a liana.
    • The lianoid growth form, characterized by structural parasitism and a slender stem supporting a relatively large canopy […]2014, Stefan Schnitzer, Frans Bongers, Robyn J. Burnham, Ecology of Lianas, page 289

Forms of lianoid

comparativemore lianoid
superlativemost lianoid

Origin of lianoid

From liana + -oid.

Questions about lianoid

What does lianoid mean?
Lianoid means resembling or characteristic of a liana.
What part of speech is lianoid?
Lianoid is an adjective.

Words near lianoid in the dictionary

  1. Lianhua
  2. lianhuanhua
  3. Lianjiang
  4. Lianna
  5. Liannas
  6. lianoid
  7. Lianokladi
  8. lianqiaoxinoside
  9. Lians
  10. Lianshan
  11. Lianyuan

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