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reticulate

American  
[ri-tik-yuh-lit, -leyt, ri-tik-yuh-leyt] / rɪˈtɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, rɪˈtɪk yəˌleɪt /

adjective

  1. netted; covered with a network.

  2. netlike.

  3. Botany.  having the veins or nerves disposed like the threads of a net.

verb (used with object)

reticulated, reticulating

  1. to form into a network.

  2. to cover or mark with a network.

verb (used without object)

reticulated, reticulating

  1. to form a network.

reticulate British  
/ rɪˈtɪkjʊlɪt /

adjective

  1. in the form of a network or having a network of parts

    a reticulate leaf

  2. resembling, covered with, or having the form of a net

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verb

  1. to form or be formed into a net

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
reticulate Scientific  
/ rĭ-tĭk′yə-lĭt /

  1. Resembling or forming a net or network, as the veins of some leaves.

Other Word Forms

  • reticulately adverb
  • reticulation noun

Etymology

Origin of reticulate

1650–60; < Latin rēticulātus net-like, equivalent to rēticul ( um ) reticle + -ātus -ate 1

Example Sentences

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The African habitat - which was built in 2001 - is home to reticulated giraffes, maneless zebras, white rhinos, ostriches, crowned cranes and a greater kudu - a type of antelope.

From BBC

The African habitat - which was built in 2001 - is home to reticulated giraffes, maneless zebra, white rhino, ostrich, crowned crane and a greater kudu.

From BBC

The five-year-old female is a reticulated python and is native to south east Asia.

From BBC

On Thursday, the Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House & Aquarium in Sioux Falls announced the death of Chioke, an 18-year-old reticulated giraffe.

From Seattle Times

Genetic studies have found that giraffe DNA falls into four distinct clusters: the Northern giraffe, the reticulated giraffe, the Masai giraffe and the Southern giraffe.

From New York Times

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