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virgulate

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vir⋅gu⋅late

  [vur-gyuh-lit, -leyt]
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–adjective
rod-shaped; virgate.
Origin:
1830–40; < L virgul(a) rod (see virga, -ule ) + -ate 1
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vir·gu·late   (vûr'gyə-lĭt, -lāt')   
adj.  Shaped like a small rod.

[From Latin virgula, small rod, from virga, rod.]
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