Divaricate \Di*var"i*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Divaricated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Divaricating.]
[L. divaricatus, p. p. of
divaricare to stretch apart; di- = dis- + varicare to
straddle, fr. varicus straddling, fr. varus stretched
outwards.]
1. To part into two branches; to become bifid; to fork.
2. To diverge; to be divaricate. --Woodward.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Divaricate \Di*var"i*cate\, a. [L. divaricatus, p. p.]
1. Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging.
2. (Biol.) Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the
branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color
markings on animals, etc.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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