divarication

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unattested Latin *dīvāricātiō, from the verb dīvāricō (I spread out), from di- + vāricō (I spread apart).

Noun[edit]

divarication (countable and uncountable, plural divarications)

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

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Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unattested Latin *dīvāricātiō, from the verb dīvāricō (I spread out), from di- + vāricō (I spread apart).

Noun[edit]

divarication f (plural divarications)

  1. spreading out