English
virgate
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /vɜɹˈɡeɪt/, /ˈvɝɡət/
  • (British) IPA: /ˈvɜːɡət/
Noun

virgate (plural virgates)

  1. (historical) The yardland: an obsolete English land measure usually comprising frac 4 of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres.
Synonyms Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈvɝɡət/
  • (British) IPA: /ˈvɜːɡət/
Adjective

virgate

  1. Rod-shaped: straight, long, and thin, (particularly botany) the habitus of plants with straight, erect branches.
  2. (mycology) Finely striped, often with dark fibers.


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