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plexiform

[ plek-suh-fawrm ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a plexus.
  2. intricate; complex.


plexiform

/ ˈplɛksɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

  1. like or having the form of a network or plexus; intricate or complex
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of plexiform1

First recorded in 1820–30; plex(us) + -i- + -form
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Example Sentences

It is also vascular and the veins which ramify it have a plexiform or net-work like arrangement.

Overgrowths in relation to the cutaneous nerves, especially the plexiform neuroma, occasionally originate in pigmented moles.

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