noun
plexus
PLEHK-suhs
noun
1
A network of interlacing nerves or blood vessels in the body.
"A blow to the solar plexus can knock the wind out of you."
2
Any complex, interconnected network of parts.
"The city's subway map looks like a tangled plexus of coloured lines."
How to Use Plexus
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA tangled network of connected parts — used both anatomically and more broadly.
Common pairings
solar plexus
nerve plexus
Word Forms
plexuses plural, plexus plural, plexi plural
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Etymology
Borrowed directly from Latin plexus ("a twining, braid, network").