"plexiform" meaning in English

See plexiform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Latin plexus (“braid”) + -iform. Etymology templates: {{af|en|la:plexus<t:braid>|-iform}} Latin plexus (“braid”) + -iform Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} plexiform (not comparable)
  1. (medicine, pathology) Having the form of a plexus. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: interplexiform, plexiform layer, plexiform neurofibroma
    Sense id: en-plexiform-en-adj-Gqci9DvY Categories (other): Medicine, Pathology Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Noun

Forms: plexiforms [plural]
Etymology: From Latin plexus (“braid”) + -iform. Etymology templates: {{af|en|la:plexus<t:braid>|-iform}} Latin plexus (“braid”) + -iform Head templates: {{en-noun}} plexiform (plural plexiforms)
  1. (medicine, pathology) plexiform neurofibroma
    Sense id: en-plexiform-en-noun-Acjd-sId Categories (other): Medicine, Pathology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -iform, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -iform: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Inflected forms

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