divaricate
Spread widely apart
Divaricate means to spread apart or branch off at a wide angle.
In botany, it describes stems or branches that diverge sharply from the main axis: The shrub's divaricate growth pattern made it nearly impenetrable.
More broadly, it can mean to diverge or fork: Their opinions divaricated after the first meeting.
The word is technical and uncommon in everyday speech.
Divide into two branches
- forkTined eating tool
- ramifyTo branch or subdivide
- branchDivision or woody limb
- twigSlender woody shoot
bough · limb · shoot · sprig · ramification · diverge · radiate · arborescent
To distribute widely
expand · widen · broaden · open · unfold · sprawl · outstretch · radiate
Division or woody limb
- stemPlant's central axis
- frondLarge, segmented plant blade
- venationArrangement of veins
- pinnateHaving paired lateral parts
palmate · leaf · vein · midrib · rachis · pedicel · petiole · inflorescence
Geometric measure of rotation
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- obtuseLacking mental sharpness
- wide-angleEncompassing broad vistas
- divergentDeviating from the norm
oblique · vertex · intersection · degrees · geometry · spread · separation · aperture
bifurcate
Divide into two branches
twig · bough · limb · shoot · sprig · ramification · diverge · radiate · arborescent · dendrite
spread
To distribute widely
stretch · expand · widen · broaden · open · unfold · sprawl · outstretch · radiate · divergent
branch
Division or woody limb
pinnate · palmate · leaf · vein · midrib · rachis · pedicel · petiole · inflorescence · panicle
angle
Geometric measure of rotation
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- obtuseLacking mental sharpness
- wide-angleEncompassing broad vistas
divergent · oblique · vertex · intersection · degrees · geometry · spread · separation · aperture · inclination
divaricateconverge
Meet at a point
converging · convergent · come together · meet · join
divaricatefuse
Protective melting wire
unify · consolidate · combine · amalgamate · conjoin