See Also: virgate(medicine)
virgate(1)(dictionary)
virgate(2)(dictionary)

virgate(1) (iou) and nub (oh)


virgate(1) (iou)



virgate adjective. E19.
[Latin virgatus, from virga rod: see -ATE2.]
Botany. Of a stem or branch: wand-shaped; long, straight, and slender.
Also virgated adjective (rare) M18.

nub (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from Low German knubbe]
the nub of the problem/matter/argument etc
the main point of a problem etc
::The real nub of the matter is money.
[C] a small rounded piece of something, especially a piece that is left after the rest has been eaten, used etc