DIVARICATE


Meaning of DIVARICATE in English

[ dʌɪ'varɪkeɪt , dɪ- ]

■ verb technical or literary stretch or spread apart.

■ adjective Botany (of a branch) coming off the stem almost at a right angle.

Derivatives

divarication noun

Origin

C17: from L. divaricat- , divaricare 'stretch apart'.

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