Having a latticed, reticulated, or basket-like structure resembling latticework or bars.
From Latin 'clathri' (latticework) + '-aceous' (having the nature of). This technical term describes the characteristic latticed structure of certain organisms.
Nature seems obsessed with lattice patterns—they appear in sponges, seeds, coral, and crystalline structures—probably because they're incredibly strong while using minimal material.
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