What does "divaricate" mean?

Divaricate: To diverge; to be divaricate. Woodward.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart.
  2. 3.Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging.
  3. 4.(Biol.) Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc.

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