Divaricate

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Divaricate means branching, or separation, or a degree of separation. The angle between branches is wide.[1]

In botany

The leaf lobes of Grevillea rivularis are described as divaricate.[2]

In botany, the term is often used to describe the branching pattern of plants.

Divaricate branching is roughly horizontal, usually only diverging about 15 degrees upward or downward.[3]

See also

References

  1. Hickey, M.; King, C. (2001). The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms. Cambridge University Press.
  2. Harden, G.J. (2001). Flora of New South Wales. UNSW Press. ISBN 9780868406091.
  3. Albert E. Radford, William C. Dickison, Jimmy R. Massey, C. Ritchie Bell (1974). Vascular Plant Systematics. Harper & Row Publishers