reticulate

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

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)

, re·tic·u·lat·ed, re·tic·u·lat·ing.

1. to form into a network.
2. to cover or mark with a network.

verb (used without object)

, re·tic·u·lat·ed, re·tic·u·lat·ing.

1. to form a network.

reticulate

/ 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

verb

1. to form or be formed into a net

reticulate

/ rĭ-tĭk′yə-lĭt /

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

Derived Forms

• reˌticuˈlation, noun
• reˈticulately, adverb

Other Words From

• re·ticu·late·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of reticulate¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of reticulate¹

C17: from Late Latin rēticulātus made like a net

Example Sentences

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

However, such incidents have only been reliably documented in Asia, and with snakes known as reticulated pythons.

From National Geographic

“Our water supply is just what we can get from the sky and from the rivers. We don’t have a reticulated supply.”

From National Geographic

Related Words

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• sew
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• spin
• splice
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