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Definition of Cancellate
1. Adjective. Having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows.
Exact synonyms: Cancellated, Clathrate
Category relationships: Botany, Phytology
Similar to: Reticular, Reticulate
Category relationships: Botany, Phytology
Similar to: Reticular, Reticulate
2. Adjective. Having an open or latticed or porous structure.
Exact synonyms: Cancellated, Cancellous
Category relationships: Anatomy, General Anatomy
Similar to: Cellular
Category relationships: Anatomy, General Anatomy
Similar to: Cellular
Definition of Cancellate
1. a. Consisting of a network of veins, without intermediate parenchyma, as the leaves of certain plants; latticelike.
Medical Definition of Cancellate
1. Latticed, or resembling a latticed construction, usually said of a surface such as that of an achene or seed. (09 Oct 1997)