[ rɪ'tɪkjʊləm ]
■ noun ( plural reticula -lə )
1》 a fine network or net-like structure.
2》 Zoology the second stomach of a ruminant, having a honeycomb-like structure, receiving food from the rumen and passing it to the omasum.
Derivatives
reticular adjective
Origin
C17 (earlier (C16) as reticular ): from L., dimin. of rete 'net'.