| a. | 1. | (Bot.) Consisting of a network of veins, without intermediate parenchyma, as the leaves of certain plants; latticelike. |
| 2. | (Zool.) Having the surface coveres with raised lines, crossing at right angles. |
| Adj. | 1. | cancellate - having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows Synonyms: cancellated, clathrate |
| 2. | cancellate - having an open or latticed or porous structure Synonyms: cancellous, cancellated |