plexus
Americannoun
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a network, as of nerves or blood vessels.
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any complex structure containing an intricate network of parts.
the plexus of international relations.
noun
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any complex network of nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels
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an intricate network or arrangement
Other Word Forms
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
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The pressure is transmitted through the vertebral venous plexus, a network of veins linking the abdomen to the spinal cavity, which leads to slight brain movement.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
It was like a kick to the solar plexus of their team's chances of progressing, but they were here with their noise and their colour at Stade de Nice.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2023
Gel, “Attainable” An absolutely vicious punch in the solar plexus from one of the most exciting new bands in hardcore.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2023
And was that the throaty rumble of passing cars synchronizing with the nearly imperceptible vibrations in my solar plexus?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2023
Two hundred years fade into the dark stain on its edges, smoke-black, dark as a forest river, dark as the plexus from which its song comes.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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