Plexus


[plek-suh s] /ˈplɛk səs/

noun, plural plexuses, plexus.
1.
a network, as of nerves or blood vessels.
2.
any complex structure containing an intricate network of parts:
the plexus of international relations.
/ˈplɛksəs/
noun (pl) -uses, -us
1.
any complex network of nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels
2.
an intricate network or arrangement
n.

1680s, Modern Latin, literally “braid, network,” noun use of past participle of Latin plectere “to twine, braid, fold” (see complex (adj.)); used of a network, such as solar plexus “network of nerves in the abdomen” (see solar). Related: Plexal.

plexus plex·us (plěk’səs)
n. pl. plexus or plex·us·es

A modular World-Wide Web server written in Perl by Tony Sanders . Comes with interfaces to allow many other information services to be served via the Web.
Version 3.0m 1994-07-22 (ftp://ftp.earth.com/plexus/).
(1994-07-22)

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