reticulum
IPA: rɪtˈɪkjʌɫʌm
Root Word: Reticulum
noun
- (astronomy) A small constellation of the southern summer sky, said to resemble a reticle. It lies between the constellations of Horologium and Dorado.
- (Chinese, astronomy) Classified as two of 23 "Southern Asterisms" (近南極星區, Jìnnánjíxīngqū)
- (biology) A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.
- A pattern of interconnected objects.
- (zoology) The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.
- (cooking) The tripe made from the second compartment of the stomach of a cow (or other ruminant).
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