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di·var·i·cate
[v. dahy-var-i-keyt, di-; adj. dahy-var-uh-kit, -keyt, di-] verb, di·var·i·cat·ed, di·var·i·cat·ing, adjective verb (used without object)
1.
to spread apart; branch; diverge.
2.
Botany, Zoology. to branch at a wide angle.
adjective
3.
spread apart; widely divergent.
4.
Botany, Zoology. branching at a wide angle.
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Divaricate
is always a great word to know.
So is gametophyte. Does it mean:
| sexual form of a haploid plant in the alternation of generations |
| group of mostly aquatic eukaryotic organisms which conduct photosynthesis and make their own food |
Origin:
1615–25; < Latin dīvāricātus (past participle of dīvāricāre), equivalent to dī di-2 + vāric- (base of vāricāre to straddle; see prevaricate) + -ātus -ate1
1615–25; < Latin dīvāricātus (past participle of dīvāricāre), equivalent to dī di-2 + vāric- (base of vāricāre to straddle; see prevaricate) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
di·var·i·cate·ly, adverb
di·var·i·cat·ing·ly, adverb
di·var·i·ca·tion, noun
di·var·i·ca·tor, noun
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| divaricate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) (esp of branches) to diverge at a wide angle |
| —adj | |
| 2. | branching widely; forked |
| [C17: from Latin dīvāricāre to stretch apart, from | |
| di'varicately | |
| —adv | |
| di'varicatingly | |
| —adv | |
| divari'cation | |
| —n | |
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