divaricate
to spread apart; branch; diverge.
Botany, Zoology. to branch at a wide angle.
spread apart; widely divergent.
Botany, Zoology. branching at a wide angle.
Origin of divaricate
1Other words from divaricate
- di·var·i·cate·ly, adverb
- di·var·i·cat·ing·ly, adverb
- di·var·i·ca·tion, noun
- di·var·i·ca·tor, noun
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How to use divaricate in a sentence
The book fell upon her knees, and dreamily she watched the perspective open and divaricate.
Parrot & Co. | Harold MacGrathParasitic upon Polyzoa, etc. circinate branched--branches irregular divaricate.
Branches irregular, divaricate nearly at rightangles, subalternate.
Stems or branches pinnate: pinnae or branches alternate, straight, divaricate.
When towards the apex the cubit is armed laterally with several divaricate spiniform teeth.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) | William Kirby
British Dictionary definitions for divaricate
(intr) (esp of branches) to diverge at a wide angle
branching widely; forked
Origin of divaricate
1Derived forms of divaricate
- divaricately, adverb
- divaricatingly, adverb
- divarication, noun
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