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reticulate
[ri-tik-yuh-lit, -leyt, ri-tik-yuh-leyt]
adjective
netted; covered with a network.
Botany.having the veins or nerves disposed like the threads of a net.
verb (used with object)
to form into a network.
to cover or mark with a network.
verb (used without object)
to form a network.
reticulate
/ ɪˈɪʊɪ /
adjective
in the form of a network or having a network of parts
a reticulate leaf
resembling, covered with, or having the form of a net
verb
to form or be formed into a net
reticulate
Resembling or forming a net or network, as the veins of some leaves.
Other Word Forms
- reticulately adverb
- ˌپˈپDz noun
- ˈپܱٱ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of reticulate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of reticulate1
Example Sentences
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.
The African habitat - which was built in 2001 - is home to reticulated giraffes, maneless zebra, white rhino, ostrich, crowned crane and a greater kudu.
The five-year-old female is a reticulated python and is native to south east Asia.
On Thursday, the Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House & Aquarium in Sioux Falls announced the death of Chioke, an 18-year-old reticulated giraffe.
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.
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