Divarication

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A divergence of opinion. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    branching at a wide angle wordnet
  3. 3
    The point at which branching occurs. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The growth habit of some low-growing shrubs; with wide angles where they diverge, the branches may interlace. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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