plexus

American  

[plek-suhs] / ˈplɛk səs /

noun

PLURAL

plexuses, plexus

1. a network, as of nerves or blood vessels.

2. any complex structure containing an intricate network of parts.

   the plexus of international relations.

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plexus British  

/ ˈplɛksəs /

noun

1. any complex network of nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels

2. an intricate network or arrangement

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Etymology

Origin of plexus

1675–85; < New Latin: an interweaving, twining, equivalent to Latin plect(ere) to plait, twine + -tus suffix of v. action

Example Sentences

"That would have been a big punch in the solar plexus for Brennan," says Blake.

From BBC

“It’s like a gut punch to the solar plexus,” coach Jim Harbaugh said in the aftermath of the July 27 injury.

From Los Angeles Times

The Chinese ban plainly hit Trump in the solar plexus.

From Los Angeles Times

For all of the good things in their performance it ended with a kick to the solar plexus.

From BBC

Importantly, this feature was preserved during aging, even when the nasopharyngeal lymphatic plexus had shrunk and was functionally impaired.

From Science Daily