cancellate

Definitions of cancellate
  1. adjective
    having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows
    synonyms: cancellated, clathrate
    reticular, reticulate
    resembling or forming a network
  2. adjective
    having an open or latticed or porous structure
    synonyms: cancellated, cancellous
    cellular
    characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)
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