reticulate

[adjective ri-tik-yuh-lit, -leyt; verb ri-tik-yuh-leyt]

adjective

netted; covered with a network.

netlike.

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

verb (used with object), re·tic·u·lat·ed, re·tic·u·lat·ing.

to form into a network.

to cover or mark with a network.

verb (used without object), re·tic·u·lat·ed, re·tic·u·lat·ing.

to form a network.

Origin of reticulate

1650–60; < Latin rēticulātus net-like, equivalent to rēticul(um) reticle + -ātus -ate¹

Related formsre·tic·u·late·ly, adverb

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Related Words for reticulated

sew, incorporate, entwine, construct, compose, zigzag, knit, create, fuse, fabricate, twist, fold, intertwine, careen, snake, splice, introduce, braid, spin, loop

Examples from the Web for reticulated

Historical Examples of reticulated

The reticulated windows of the church belong to the same period.
The Evolution Of An English Town
Gordon Home
The trees vary much in size, but all of them have a reticulated bark.
Botany for Ladies
Jane Loudon
The rounds are depressed, the edges have a reticulated appearance.
Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe
John Hewitt
These are sometimes strengthened with bands of reticulated work.
Old Rome
Robert Burn
Seeds subglobose, roughened or reticulated, not carunculate.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States
Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for reticulated

reticulate

adjective Also: reticular (rɪˈtɪkjʊlə)

in the form of a network or having a network of partsa reticulate leaf

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

verb (rɪˈtɪkjʊˌleɪt)

to form or be formed into a net

Derived Formsreticulately, adverbreticulation, noun

Word Origin for reticulate

C17: from Late Latin rēticulātus made like a net

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Word Origin and History for reticulated

reticulate

adj.

1650s, from Latin reticulatus "having a net-like pattern," from reticulum "little net," diminutive of rete "net," from PIE *ere- (2) "to separate" (see hermit).

reticulate

1787, back-formation from reticulated (1728), from reticulate (adj.). Related: Reticulating.

reticulated in Science

reticulate

[rĭ-tĭk′yə-lĭt]

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