Di*var"i*cate, v. t. To divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart.
Di*var"i*cate (?), a. [L. divaricatus, p. p.] 1. Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging.
2. (Biol.) Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc.
Di*var"i*cate*ly, adv. With divarication.
Di*var`i*ca"tion (?), n. [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.) A divergence of lines of color sculpture, or of fibers at different angles.
Di*var`i*ca"tor (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the muscles which open the shell of brachiopods; a cardinal muscle. See Illust. of Brachiopoda.