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retiform

[ ree-tuh-fawrm, ret-uh- ]

adjective

  1. netlike; reticulate.

retiform

/ ˈrɛt-; ˈriːtɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

  1. rare.
    netlike; reticulate
“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 retiform1

1685–95; < New Latin rētiformis, equivalent to Latin rēt- (stem of rēte ) net + -i- -i- + -formis -form
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Word History and Origins

Origin of retiform1

C17: from Latin rēte net + forma shape
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Example Sentences

On the smaller islands, the quartz-rock is intersected by retiform veins of iron ore.

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