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CANCELLATE
cancellate, cancellated, cancellous
(adjective) having an open or latticed or porous structure
cancellate, cancellated, clathrate
(adjective) having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
cancellate (comparative more cancellate, superlative most cancellate)
(botany) Consisting of a network of veins, without intermediate parenchyma; lattice-like.
(zoology) Having the surface covered with raised lines, crossing at right angles.
(anatomy) cancellated
Source: Wiktionary
Can"cel*late, a. Etym: [L. cancellatus, p. p. of cancellare, See Cancel, v. t.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Consisting of a network of veins, without intermediate parenchyma, as the leaves of certain plant; latticelike.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the surface coveres with raised lines, crossing at right angles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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