\Di*var`i*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. divarication.]
1. A separation into two parts or branches; a forking; a
   divergence.

2. An ambiguity of meaning; a disagreement of difference in
   opinion. --Sir T. Browne.

3. (Biol.) A divergence of lines of color sculpture, or of
   fibers at different angles.