"plexiform" meaning in English

See plexiform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Latin plexus (“braid”) + -iform Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|plexus||braid}} Latin plexus (“braid”), {{suffix|en||iform}} + -iform Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} plexiform (not comparable)
  1. (medicine, pathology) Having the form of a plexus Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Medicine, Pathology Derived forms: plexiform layer, plexiform neurofibroma
    Sense id: en-plexiform-en-adj-Jb8KCopz Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Noun

Forms: plexiforms [plural]
Etymology: Latin plexus (“braid”) + -iform Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|plexus||braid}} Latin plexus (“braid”), {{suffix|en||iform}} + -iform Head templates: {{en-noun}} plexiform (plural plexiforms)
  1. (medicine, pathology) plexiform neurofibroma Categories (topical): Medicine, Pathology
    Sense id: en-plexiform-en-noun-Acjd-sId Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -iform, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -iform: 11 89 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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