Virgate
Pronunciation : Vir"gate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. virgatus made of twigs, fr. virga a twig, rod. See Verge a rod.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: Having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and slender.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Vir"gate
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. virgata, virgata terrae, so much land as virga terrae, a land measure, contains, fr. L. virga a twig, rod.]
Definition : Defn: A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres. [Obs.] T. Warton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913