Virga Definition
vûrgə
noun
Long streamers or wispy streaks of water or ice particles falling from the base of a cloud but evaporating completely before reaching the ground.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Virga
Noun
Singular:
virga
Plural:
virgaeOrigin of Virga
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From Latin virga (“rod").
From Wiktionary
Latin twig, virga
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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