† plexicoseadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plexus n., -ic suffix, -ose suffix¹.

Etymology: Irregularly < plexus n. + -ic suffix + -ose suffix¹, perhaps after plexiform adj., and adjectives ending in -icose (compare e.g. bellicose adj., varicose adj., etc.). N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (ple·ksikō^us) /ˈplɛksɪkəʊs/.

Obsolete. rare.

Resembling a plexus; composed of plexuses.

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the world > life > the body > bodily substance > fibre > [adjective] > network of

reticular1578

plexiform1733

plexicose1848

plexal1851

1848 T. R. Jones in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. 301/2 The lymphatics from the different organs..form plexicose chains.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	plexicose
释义	† plexicoseadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plexus n., -ic suffix, -ose suffix¹. Etymology: Irregularly < plexus n. + -ic suffix + -ose suffix¹, perhaps after plexiform adj., and adjectives ending in -icose (compare e.g. bellicose adj., varicose adj., etc.). N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (ple·ksikō^us) /ˈplɛksɪkəʊs/. Obsolete. rare. Resembling a plexus; composed of plexuses. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily substance > fibre > [adjective] > network of reticular1578 plexiform1733 plexicose1848 plexal1851 1848 T. R. Jones in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. 301/2 The lymphatics from the different organs..form plexicose chains. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1848
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