Definition of "reticulum"

reticulum

noun
plural reticula or reticulums
1. (biology) A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.
2. A pattern of interconnected objects.
3. (zoology) The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.
  Quotations
  As the young ruminant consumes forages, the reticulum, and particularly the rumen, develop rapidly.
  2013 , Robert E. Hungate, The Rumen and Its Microbes, Elsevier, page 162
4. (cooking) The tripe made from the second compartment of the stomach of a cow (or other ruminant).