lianes
Woody tropical climbers
Lianes is the plural of liane, a woody climbing vine that roots in the ground and uses trees or other structures for support as it grows toward light.
Lianes are characteristic of tropical rainforests, where they loop and drape through the canopy: Tarzan swung from lianes through the jungle.
Also spelled lianas.
Coiling plant appendage
- creeperTrailing or climbing plant
- vineTrailing climbing plant
- climberOne who scales
- twiningWrapping around spirally
woody · herbaceous · strangler · epiphyte · rattan · philodendron · monstera · pothos
Overhead protective covering
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- jungleDense tropical forest
- AmazonGreek warrior women
biodiversity · habitat · flora · fauna · humid · equatorial · monsoon · greenery
Wrapping around spirally
- coilingLooping around repeatedly
- spiralingCurving in widening circles
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- graspingGreedy for wealth
looping · winding · trailing · sprawling · draping · ascending · clambering · reaching
Twisted confusedly together
- intertwinedTwisted together, connected
- knottedTied with loops
- snarledGrowled or knotted
- interlacedWoven together crosswise
woven · meshed · enmeshed · twisted · braided · matted · entwined · impenetrable
Interspecies biological interdependence
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
- successionFollowing in order
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
tendril
Coiling plant appendage
twining · woody · herbaceous · strangler · epiphyte · rattan · philodendron · monstera · pothos · passionflower
canopy
Overhead protective covering
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- jungleDense tropical forest
Amazon · biodiversity · habitat · flora · fauna · humid · equatorial · monsoon · greenery · undergrowth
twining
Wrapping around spirally
- coilingLooping around repeatedly
- spiralingCurving in widening circles
- climbingAscending by physical effort
grasping · looping · winding · trailing · sprawling · draping · ascending · clambering · reaching · encircling
tangled
Twisted confusedly together
- intertwinedTwisted together, connected
- knottedTied with loops
- snarledGrowled or knotted
interlaced · woven · meshed · enmeshed · twisted · braided · matted · entwined · impenetrable · overgrown
symbiosis
Interspecies biological interdependence
- keystoneArch's central locking stone
- successionFollowing in order
- regenerationBiological self-repair process