Virgate

Origin

From Latin virgātus.

Full definition of virgate

Noun

1. An early English measure of land of about 30 acres.

Synonyms

• yardland

Adjective

1. Shaped like a rod; straight, long and thin. Applied to in botany to the habitus of plants with straight, erect branches.
2. (mycology) finely striped, often with dark fibers.----