virgate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Vir"gate adjective
Etymology
L. virgatus made of twigs, fr. virga a twig, rod. See Verge a rod.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and slender.
Vir"gate noun
Etymology
LL. virgata, virgata terrae, so much land as virga terrae, a land measure, contains, fr. L. virga a twig, rod.
Definitions
  1. A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres. Obs. T. Warton.

Webster 1913