(n) a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described, Syn. mouse-ear cress
(n) yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers, Syn. Yucca smalliana
(n) a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine; established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United States, Syn. Lonicera japonica halliana
{ } 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. [ 1913 Webster ]