(zoology) One of the muscles that open the shell of a brachiopod; a cardinal muscle.

plural of divaricator

Spread-out, divergent, especially of a branch etc. which is at nearly ninety degrees to the main stem.

simple past tense and past participle of divaricate

(transitive, intransitive) To spread apart; to (cause to) diverge or branch off.

(botany) Having wide angles between the branches.

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

present participle of divaricate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of divaricate

With divarication.