virgate

noun, adj — 3 senses

noun

US /vɜɹˈɡeɪt/ · UK /ˈvɜːɡət/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin virgāta, "yard" compared to "virga" as a measuring rod. Doublet of vergée.

Historical The yardland: an obsolete English land measure usually comprising ¹⁄₄ of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres.

adj

Etymology Borrowed from Latin virgātus.

Rod-shaped: straight, long, and thin, (particularly botany) the habitus of plants with straight, erect branches.

Biology, Mycology, Natural sciences Finely striped, often with dark fibers.

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