Plexuses

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plexus \Plex"us\, n.; pl. L. {Plexus}, E. {Plexuses}. [L., a
     twining, braid, fr. plectere, plexum, to twine, braid.]
     1. (Anat.) A network of vessels, nerves, or fibers.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Math.) The system of equations required for the complete


        expression of the relations which exist between a set of
        quantities. --Brande & C.
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     3. A network; an intricate or interwoven combination of
        elements or parts in a coherent structure.
  
              In the perception of a tree the reference to an
              object is circumscribed and directed by a plexus of
              visual and other presentations.       --G. F. Stout.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]