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reticular

/ɹəˈtɪkjʊlə/ adjective

Latin root: rēticulāris Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about reticular at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Resembling or forming a network.
    the reticulate veins of a leaf

Origin

Borrowed from New Latin rēticulāris, from Latin rēticulum (“little net”).

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