divaricate

verb (used without object), di·var·i·cat·ed, di·var·i·cat·ing.

1. to spread apart; branch; diverge.
2. Botany, Zoology. to branch at a wide angle.

adjective

3. spread apart; widely divergent.
4. Botany, Zoology. branching at a wide angle.

verb (daɪˈværɪˌkeɪt)

1. (intr) (esp of branches) to diverge at a wide angle

adjective (daɪˈværɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt)

2. branching widely; forked