like or having the form of a network or plexus; intricate or complex
plexiform in American English
(ˈplɛksɪˌfɔrm)
adjective
like, or in the form of, a plexus or network; complex
Word origin
< plexus + -form
plexiform in American English
(ˈpleksəˌfɔrm)
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or resembling a plexus
2.
intricate; complex
Word origin
[1820–30; plex(us) + -i- + -form]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acetate, analogue, blouse, morphology, tetrapod-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiform; -form is a combining form meaning “having the form of”. Other words that use the affix-form include: cuneiform, iodoform, moniliform, uniform, villiform