divaricated

  • 11furcular — a. Forked, fork like, forking, furcate, furcated, fork shaped, branching, divaricated …

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  • 12divaricate — verb (divaricated, divaricating) –verb (t) /daɪˈværəkeɪt/ (say duy varuhkayt) 1. to spread apart. –verb (i) /daɪˈværəkeɪt/ (say duy varuhkayt) 2. to branch; diverge. 3. Botany, Zoology to branch at a wide angle. –adjective /daɪˈværəkət/ ( …

  • 13divaricate — [dī var′i kāt΄, divar′i kāt΄] vi., vt. divaricated, divaricating [< L divaricatus, pp. of divaricare, to spread apart < dis , apart + varicare, to straddle: see PREVARICATE] to spread widely apart; separate into diverging parts or branches; …

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