Main Entry:

re·tic·u·lum

Pronunciation:

\ri-ˈti-kyə-ləm\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

New Latin, from Latin, small net

Date:

circa 1658

1 : the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells — compare abomasum, omasum, rumen 2 : a reticulate structure : network