divarication

== English == === Etymology === Unattested Latin *dīvāricātiō, from the verb dīvāricō (“to spread out”), from di- + vāricō (“to spread apart”). === Noun === divarication (countable and uncountable, plural divarications) 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. === See also === divaricate divaricated == Middle French == === Etymology === Unattested Latin *dīvāricātiō, from the verb dīvāricō (“to spread out”), from di- + vāricō (“to spread apart”). === Noun === divarication f (plural divarications) spreading out