reticulum, second stomach
(noun) the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
reticulum
(noun) any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)
Reticulum
(noun) a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
reticula
plural of reticulum
reticula (plural reticulae)
(anatomy) The reticular formation.
• Lucretia, curliate
Source: Wiktionary
Re*tic"u*lum, n.;pl. Reticula. Etym: [L. dim. of rete a net.] (Anat.) (a) The second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- also called the honeycomb stomach. (b) The neuroglia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
