retecious

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adjective

Resembling netting; retiform.

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Meanings

adjectiveretecious (comparative more retecious, superlative most retecious)

comparative more retecious · superlative most retecious

  1. rareResembling netting; retiform.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:retecious.

Origin

Apparently from Latin rēte (“a net”) + -acious.

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Cite this entry
APA

retecious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retecious

MLA

“retecious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retecious. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retecious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retecious.

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