Virgate Definition

vûrgāt
adjective
Rod-shaped.
Webster's New World
Long, thin, and stiff, with few branches.
Webster's New World
(mycology) Finely striped, often with dark fibers.
Wiktionary
noun
A former English unit of land measure varying greatly in size, but most commonly equal to about 30 acres.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Virgate

Noun

Singular:
virgate
Plural:
virgates

Origin of Virgate

  • Medieval Latin virgāta from feminine of Latin virgātus relating to a rod virgate1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin virgātus made of twigs from virga twig

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin virgātus.

    From Wiktionary

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