plexus (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[plexus 词源字典]
1680s, Modern Latin, literally "braid, network," noun use of past participle of Latin plectere "to twine, braid, fold" (see complex (adj.)); used of a network, such as solar plexus "network of nerves in the abdomen" (see solar). Related: Plexal.[plexus etymology, plexus origin, 英语词源]