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Adjective: cancellated  'kan-su,ley-tid
  1. (botany) having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows
    "The cancellated leaf structure allowed light to penetrate";
    - cancellate, clathrate
     
  2. (anatomy) having an open, latticed or porous structure
    "cancellated bone tissue is found in the interior of many bones";
    - cancellate, cancellous

See also: cellular, reticular, reticulate

Encyclopedia: Cancellated