plexus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
    rete.

WordNet

Plex"us noun
Etymology
L., a twining, braid, fr. plectere, plexum, to twine, braid.
Wordforms
plural L Plexus, E Plexuses
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) A network of vessels, nerves, or fibers.
  2. (Math.) The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities. Brande & C.

Webster 1913