— reticulately , adv.
adj. /ri tik"yeuh lit, -layt'/ ; v. /ri tik"yeuh layt'/ , adj., v., reticulated, reticulating .
adj.
1. netted; covered with a network.
2. netlike.
3. Bot. having the veins or nerves disposed like the threads of a net.
v.t.
4. to form into a network.
5. to cover or mark with a network.
v.i.
6. to form a network.
[ 1650-60; reticulatus net-like, equiv. to reticul ( um ) RETICLE + -atus -ATE 1 ]