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Divaricate means branching, or having separation or a degree of separation. The angle between branches is wide.
In botany, the term is often used to describe the branching pattern of
In botany
In botany, the term is often used to describe the branching pattern of plant
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...
s. Plants are said to be divaricating when their growth form is such that each internode diverges widely from the previous internode, producing an often tightly interlaced shrub or small tree. Of the 72 small leaved shrubs found on the Banks Peninsula, for example, some 38 are divaricating.
See also
*Diastasis (pathology)
In pathology, diastasis is the separation of parts of the body that are normally joined, such as the separation of certain abdominal muscles during pregnancy, or of adjacent bones without fracture.
See also
* Diastasis recti
* Diastasis symphysis ...
, a medical term for separation of parts
* Laciniate
References
Plant morphology Medical terminology {{plant-morphology-stub