adj. spread-out, divergent, especially of a branch etc. which is at nearly ninety degrees to the main stem
v. Simple past tense and past participle of divaricate.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Same as divaricate, a.
Word Usage
"Even to sit where a woman has sat, especially with divaricated thighs, as though to grant the last favours, most especially with previously well uplifted white sateen coatpans."