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re·tic·u·late
(rĭ-tĭk′yə-lĭt, -lāt′)adj.
1. Resembling or forming a net or network: reticulate veins of a leaf.
2. Relating to or being an evolutionary process that involves the exchange of genes between organisms of different species, as in the formation of a new species through hybridization.
v. (-lāt′) re·tic·u·lat·ed, re·tic·u·lat·ing, re·tic·u·lates
v.tr.
1. To make a net or network of.
2. To mark with lines resembling a network.
v.intr.
To form a net or network.
[Latin rēticulātus, from rēticulum, diminutive of rēte, net.]
re·tic′u·late·ly adv.
re·tic′u·la′tion n.
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reticulate
(rɪˈtɪkjʊlɪt)adj
1. (Biology) 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
vb
to form or be formed into a net
[C17: from Late Latin rēticulātus made like a net]
reˈticulately adv
reˌticuˈlation n
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re•tic•u•late
(adj. rɪˈtɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt; v. -ˌleɪt)adj., v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. adj.
1. netted; covered with a network.
2. netlike.
3. Bot. having the veins or nerves disposed like the threads of a net.
v.t. 4. to form into a network.
5. to cover or mark with a network.
v.i. 6. to form a network.
re•tic′u•late•ly, adv.
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re·tic·u·late
(rĭ-tĭk′yə-lĭt) Resembling or forming a net or network: reticulate veins of a leaf.
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reticulate
Past participle: reticulated
Gerund: reticulating
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| Verb | 1. | reticulate - form a net or a network change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| 2. | reticulate - distribute by a network, as of water or electricity distribute - make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia" | |
| 3. | reticulate - divide so as to form a network form - assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads" | |
| Adj. | 1. | reticulate - resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system" nonreticulate - not resembling or forming a network |
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reticulate
, reticulatedadj → netzartig, retikular
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