Divaricate
Divaricate means branching, or having separation or a degree of separation. The angle between branches is wide.[1]
In botany
In botany, the
internode diverges widely from the previous internode, producing an often tightly interlaced shrub or small tree.[3] Of the 72 small leaved shrubs found on the Banks Peninsula, for example, some 38 are divaricating.[4]
In medicine
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See also
- Diastasis (pathology), a medical term for separation of parts
- Laciniate
References
- ^ Hickey, M.; King, C. (2001). The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms. Cambridge University Press.
- ISBN 9780868406091.
- ^ Allen H. H. (1982). Flora of New Zealand. Vol. 1. P D Hasselbery. p. 981.
- ^ Hugh D Wilson (2013). Plant Life on Banks Peninsula. Manuka Press.
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