virgulate

[ vur-gyuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective
  1. rod-shaped; virgate.

Origin of virgulate

1
1830–40; <Latin virgul(a) rod (see virga, -ule) + -ate1

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British Dictionary definitions for virgulate

virgulate

/ (ˈvɜːɡjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /


adjective
  1. rod-shaped or rodlike

Origin of virgulate

1
C19: from Latin virgula a little rod, from virga rod

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