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Plexus

/ˈplɛksəs/

A network or interwoven mass, especially of nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.

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noun

1
A network or interwoven mass, especially of nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.
2
The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities.

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lumbarnoun	(informal) The lumbar region.
retenoun	(anatomy) A network of blood vessels or nerves.
puncturenoun	(specifically) A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre to deflate.
networknoun	Any interconnected group or system.
meshnoun	A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
netnoun	Remaining after expenses or deductions.
latticenoun	A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
gridnoun	A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
webnoun	The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
interlacingnoun	The pattern or motion of something that interlaces.
interlacenoun	(transitive) To cross one with another.
intertwiningnoun	The pattern or motion of something that intertwines.
interweavingnoun	The motion or position of things that interweave; an elaborate tangle.
matrixnoun	The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
reticulumnoun	(astronomy) A small constellation of the southern summer sky, said to resemble a reticle. It lies between the constellations of Horologium and Dorado.
reticulationnoun	A network of criss-crossing lines, strands, cables or pipes.
meshworknoun	A net; an assembly of meshes.
tanglenoun	(transitive) To mix together or intertwine.
entanglementnoun	The state or condition of being entangled; intricate and confused involution.
plaitnoun	A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.