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CANCELLATE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having an open or latticed or porous structure
Synonyms:
cancellate; cancellated; cancellous
Classified under:
Similar:
cellular (characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization))
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows
Synonyms:
cancellate; cancellated; clathrate
Classified under:
Similar:
reticular; reticulate (resembling or forming a network)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)