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reticula

reticula is the plural of reticulum.

Meaning of reticulum

Noun

reticulum (plural reticula or reticulums)

  1. A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.
  2. A pattern of interconnected objects.
  3. The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.
    • As the young ruminant consumes forages, the reticulum, and particularly the rumen, develop rapidly.2013 [1966], Robert E. Hungate, The Rumen and Its Microbes, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 162
  4. The tripe made from the second compartment of the stomach of a cow (or other ruminant).
    Synonyms:
    honeycomb tripe

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Noun

reticula (plural reticulae)

  1. The reticular formation.

Forms of reticula

pluralreticulae

Phrases with reticula

Words that rhyme with reticula

Questions about reticula

What does reticula mean?
Reticula means the reticular formation.
What is reticula the plural of?
Reticula is the plural of reticulum.
What part of speech is reticula?
Reticula is a noun.
What is the plural of reticula?
The plural of reticula is reticulae.

Words near reticula in the dictionary

  1. reticle
  2. reticled
  3. reticles
  4. reticospinal
  5. retics
  6. reticula
  7. reticulae
  8. reticular
  9. reticular formation
  10. reticular formations
  11. reticularian

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