reticulate
adjective
re·tic·u·late
| \ ri-ˈti-kyə-lət
, -ˌlāt\
, -ˌlāt\
Definition of reticulate
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: resembling a net or network
especially
: having veins, fibers, or lines crossing
a reticulate leaf
2
: being or involving evolutionary change dependent on genetic recombination involving diverse interbreeding populations