Word Meaning

divaricate definition and meaning

v. i. To part into two branches; to become bifid; to fork.
v. i. To diverge; to be divaricate.
v. t. To divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart.
a. Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging.
a. Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc.