plexiform
[ plek-suh-fawrm ]
/ ˈplɛk səˌfɔrm /
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling a plexus.
intricate; complex.
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Words nearby plexiform
Pleven, plew, -plex, plexal, plexectomy, plexiform, plexiform neurofibroma, Plexiglas, pleximeter, plexitis, plexogenic
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Example sentences from the Web for plexiform
It is also vascular and the veins which ramify it have a plexiform or net-work like arrangement.
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. BrowneOvergrowths in relation to the cutaneous nerves, especially the plexiform neuroma, occasionally originate in pigmented moles.
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British Dictionary definitions for plexiform
plexiform
/ (ˈplɛksɪˌfɔːm) /
adjective
like or having the form of a network or plexus; intricate or complex
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Medical definitions for plexiform
plexiform
[ plĕk′sə-fôrm′ ]
adj.
Resembling or forming a plexus; weblike.
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