anastomosing
adjUS /əˈnæs.təˌmoʊ.zɪŋ/
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Biology, Mycology, Natural sciences Fused together in a vein-like network; used to describe mushroom gills that are interconnected with veins.
- It is also generally marked above by flexuose anastomosing black, indented lines, whence it appears as if insculpt with rivulose sutures.1894, James M. Crombie, A Monograph of Lichens Found in Britain, page 329: