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Definition of Divaricate

Divaricate
Divaricate Di*var"i*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Divaricated; p. pr. & vb. n. Divaricating.] [L. divaricatus, p. p. of divaricare to stretch apart; di- = dis- + varicare to straddle, fr. varicus straddling, fr. varus stretched outwards.] 1. To part into two branches; to become bifid; to fork. 2. To diverge; to be divaricate. --Woodward.
Divaricate
Divaricate Di*var"i*cate, v. t. To divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart.
Divaricate
Divaricate Di*var"i*cate, a. [L. divaricatus, p. p.] 1. Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging. 2. (Biol.) Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc.

Meaning of Divaricate from wikipedia

- Look up divaricate, divarication, or divaricating in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Divaricate means branching, or having separation or a degree of separation...
- branching woody trunks. The Williamsoniaceae grew as woody shrubs with a divaricate branching habit, similar to that of Banksia. It has been suggested that...
- is a species of soft coral in the family Nephtheidae. This species is divaricate with discontinuous contours. Each bundle has 10 to 12 polyps. The branching...
- shrubs and small trees. The Williamsoniaceae are thought to have had a divaricate branching habit, similar to that of living Banksia, and adapted to growing...
- zeylanica. Where the connective separates the anther lobes, it is called divaricate, e.g. Tilia, Justicia gendarussa. The connective may also be a long and...
- inflorescences of 4 to 20 vivid red and orange alternate flowers on a horizontally divaricate (branched) stem. The terminal inflorescence can have the form of a cyme...
- Coprosma in the family Rubiaceae. It is a widely-distributed small leaved divaricating shrub found throughout New Zealand. Its Māori name is mingimingi (or...
- heterostyly. diurnal Of the day; occurring or opening in the daytime. divaricate Wide-spreading. divergent Spreading in different directions, generally...
- juvenile plant's leaf. Juvenile plants have small leaves with tangled, divaricating stems, while mature plants have much larger leaves and a normal tree...
- Steromphala divaricata, common name the divaricate gibbula, is a species of small sea snail, known as top snails or top s****, marine gastropod molluscs...