2. (Biol.)
Defn: Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc.
DIVARICATELY
Di*var"i*cate*ly, adv.
Defn: With divarication.
DIVARICATION
Di*var`i*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. divarication.]
1. A separation into two parts or branches; a forking; a divergence.
2. An ambiguity of meaning; a disagreement of difference in opinion. Sir T. Browne.
3. (Biol.)
Defn: A divergence of lines of color sculpture, or of fibers at different angles.
DIVARICATOR
Di*var`i*ca"tor, n. (Zoöl.)