a. [ad. L. virgulāt-us, f. virgula: see -ATE.] (See quots.)
1840. Smart, Walker’s Dict., Virgulate,… shaped like a little rod.
1892. Crozier, Dict. Bot. Terms, 199. Virgulate, diminutive of virgate, shaped like a little twig or rod.
a. [ad. L. virgulāt-us, f. virgula: see -ATE.] (See quots.)
1840. Smart, Walker’s Dict., Virgulate,… shaped like a little rod.
1892. Crozier, Dict. Bot. Terms, 199. Virgulate, diminutive of virgate, shaped like a little twig or rod.
