divaricator








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

  1. spread apart; widely divergent.
  2. Botany, Zoology. branching at a wide angle.

noun

  1. zoology a muscle in brachiopods that controls the opening of the shell

verb (daɪˈværɪˌkeɪt)

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

adjective (daɪˈværɪkɪt, -ˌkeɪt)

  1. branching widely; forked
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