Found 2 items, similar to Plexus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: plexus plexus n : a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels [syn: rete]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Plexus Plexus \Plex"us\, n.; pl. L. Plexus, E. Plexuses. [L., a twining, braid, fr. plectere, plexum, to twine, braid.] 1. (Anat.) A network of vessels, nerves, or fibers. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster] 3. A network; an intricate or interwoven combination of elements or parts in a coherent structure. In the perception of a tree the reference to an object is circumscribed and directed by a plexus of visual and other presentations. --G. F. Stout. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Plexus \Plex"us\, n.; pl. L. Plexus, E. Plexuses. [L., a twining, braid, fr. plectere, plexum, to twine, braid.] 1. (Anat.) A network of vessels, nerves, or fibers. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster] 3. A network; an intricate or interwoven combination of elements or parts in a coherent structure. In the perception of a tree the reference to an object is circumscribed and directed by a plexus of visual and other presentations. --G. F. Stout. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]