divaricate
divaricate
Definition
di·vari·cate (dī var′i kāt′, di-)
intransitive verb, transitive verb -·cat′ed, -·cat′·ing
to spread widely apart; separate into diverging parts or branches; fork; branch
Etymology: < L divaricatus, pp. of divaricare, to spread apart < dis-, apart + varicare, to straddle: see prevaricate
adjective
spreading or branching far apart; widely diverging
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