divarication

noun

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

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