1. Any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)
   "The reticulum in the liver helps filter toxins from the blood"
    
2. The second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
   "The partially digested food moved from the rumen to the second stomach, or reticulum";
   - second stomach

1. A small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus

Derived forms: reticula

Type of: breadbasket [informal], constellation, network, stomach, tum [informal], tummy [informal], web

Part of: ruminant

Encyclopedia: Reticulum