virgulate
[
vur
-gy
uh
-lit, -leyt]
/ˈvɜr gyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/
adjective
1.
rod-shaped; virgate.
Origin
1830-40;
<
Latin
virgul
(
a
) rod (see
virga
,
-ule
) +
-ate
1
British Dictionary definitions for
virgulate
virgulate
/
ˈvɜːɡjʊlɪt;
-ˌleɪt
/
adjective
1.
rod-shaped or rodlike
Word Origin
C19: from Latin
virgula
a little rod, from
virga
rod