divaricate

To diverge at a wide angle; spread apart.

1. Biology. Branching or spreading widely from a point or axis, as branches or on an insect's wings; diverging.
2. Relating to a separation of two bones normally adjacent or attached but not located in a joint; distatic.

[Latin dīvāricāre, dīvāricāt- : dī, dis-, dis- + vāricāre, to straddle (from vārus, bent).]

The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: branch off

Meaning #2: spread apart