Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Reticulum \Re*tic"u*lum\, n.;pl. {Reticula}. [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 : WordNet®
Reticulum
n 1: a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado
and Hydrus
2: any fine network (especially one in the body composed of
cells or blood vessels)
3: the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant [syn: {second
stomach}]