divaricate
verb
- branch at a wide angle
adjective
- branch at a wide angle
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /daɪˈvæɹɪkeɪt/
adj
Etymology: The verb is first attested in 1623, the adjective in 1788; borrowed from Latin dīvāricātus, perfect passive participle of dīvāricō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dis- + vāricō (“to straddle, to stretch (the legs) apart”), from vāricus (“straddling”).
- Having wide angles between the branches.
verb
Etymology: The verb is first attested in 1623, the adjective in 1788; borrowed from Latin dīvāricātus, perfect passive participle of dīvāricō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dis- + vāricō (“to straddle, to stretch (the legs) apart”), from vāricus (“straddling”).
- To spread apart; to (cause to) diverge or branch off.