v.
Pronunciation: ri- ' ti-ky ə -l ə t, - ˌ l ā t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin reticulatus, from reticulum
Date: 1658
1 : resembling a net or network especially : having veins, fibers, or lines crossing <a reticulate leaf>
2 : being or involving evolutionary change dependent on genetic recombination involving diverse interbreeding populations
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