reticulate
Forming a network
Reticulate means having a net-like pattern of intersecting lines or veins.
Leaves with reticulate venation show a branching network rather than parallel lines.
The word appears in biology and anatomy to describe mesh-like structures: reticulate patterns on a snake's skin, the reticulate formation of blood vessels.
As a verb, to reticulate is to form or mark with such a pattern.
Interlocking open weave
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- webInterwoven filament structure
- netFinal amount remaining
netting · meshwork · webbing · screen · trellis · fretwork · filigree · gauze
Caught or cleared profit
- checkeredPatterned in squares
- tessellatedCovered in fitted shapes
- crisscrossedCrossed repeatedly in patterns
- geometricRelating to mathematical shapes
plaid · tartan · argyle · herringbone · harlequin · chequered · gingham · mosaic
Having paired lateral parts
- palmateHaving radiating lobes
- nettedCaught or cleared profit
- veinedMarked with linear channels
- dichotomousDivided into two parts
arcuate · parallel · bifurcate · vascular · fenestrated
Basic unit of life
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- organelleSubcellular functional unit
- endoplasmicWithin the cytoplasm
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
network · tissue · fibrous · connective · neural · vascular · capillary · arterial
Interlace strands into fabric
- interweaveCross threads alternately
- intertwineTwist together mutually
- entwineWind around each other
- braidInterwoven strand pattern
plait · twine · lace · knot · splice · interlock · interconnect · crisscross
mesh
Interlocking open weave
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- webInterwoven filament structure
net · netting · meshwork · webbing · screen · trellis · fretwork · filigree · gauze · tulle
netted
Caught or cleared profit
- checkeredPatterned in squares
- tessellatedCovered in fitted shapes
- crisscrossedCrossed repeatedly in patterns
geometric · plaid · tartan · argyle · herringbone · harlequin · chequered · gingham · mosaic · brocade
pinnate
Having paired lateral parts
dichotomous · arcuate · parallel · bifurcate · vascular · fenestrated
cell
Basic unit of life
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- organelleSubcellular functional unit
- endoplasmicWithin the cytoplasm
cytoplasm · network · tissue · fibrous · connective · neural · vascular · capillary · arterial · dendritic
weave
Interlace strands into fabric
- interweaveCross threads alternately
- intertwineTwist together mutually
- entwineWind around each other
braid · plait · twine · lace · knot · splice · interlock · interconnect · crisscross · intersect
- pollenpollen, pollen grains, pollen grain, bee pollen, grass pollen
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
- venationvenation, vein, veins, veining, veinlet
reticulatesolid
Firm matter state
uniform · homogeneous · unpatterned · plain · smooth
reticulatelinear
Arranged in straight succession
parallel · straight · unidirectional · aligned · unbranched
reticulatesimple
Free of complexity
undifferentiated · unstructured · amorphous · formless · chaotic