a fine network or net-like structure 网状物,网状构造。 参见endoplasmic reticulum
(Zoology)the second stomach of a ruminant, having a honeycomb-like structure, receiving food from the rumen and passing it to the omasum (动)(反刍动物的第二胃)蜂窝胃,网胃
派生 reticular adjective 语源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin, diminutive of rete 'net'