reticulate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb form a net or a network
  2. verb distribute by a network, as of water or electricity
  3. verb divide so as to form a network
  4. adjective resembling or forming a network
    reticular.
    • the reticulate veins of a leaf
    • a reticulated highway system

WordNet

Re*tic"u*late, Re*tic"u*la`ted adjective (Also<
  • Reticulate
  • Reticulated
)
Etymology
L. reticulatus. See Reticule.
Definitions
  1. Resembling network; having the form or appearance of a net; netted; as, a reticulated structure.
  2. Having veins, fibers, or lines crossing like the threads or fibers of a network; as, a reticulate leaf; a reticulated surface; a reticulated wing of an insect.

Webster 1913