divarication

A divergence of opinion.

Noun

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

Origin

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

Forms

divarications

Related

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