divarication

English

Etymology

Unattested Latin *dīvāricātiō, from the verb dīvāricō (“I spread out”), from di- + vāricō (“I spread apart”).

Noun

divarication (countable and uncountable, plural divarications)

1. A divergence of opinion.
2. The point at which branching occurs.
3. (botany) The growth habit of some low-growing shrubs; with wide angles where they diverge, the branches may interlace.

See also

• divaricate
• divaricated

Middle French

Etymology

Unattested Latin *dīvāricātiō, from the verb dīvāricō (“I spread out”), from di- + vāricō (“I spread apart”).

Noun

divarication f (plural divarications)

1. spreading out