reˈticulo-
combining form of L. rēticulum, as in reticulo-ramose, reticulo-venose. (Cf. reticulato-.)
1775 J. Jenkinson tr. Linnæus' Brit. Pl. Gloss. s.v., A reticulo-venose leaf, is a leaf whose surface is full of veins somewhat like net-work. 1875 Blake Zool. 331 In Retepora the polypary is reticulo-ramose, or perforated reticularly and calcareous. |