The difference between Virgate and Yardland

When used as nouns, virgate means the yardland: an obsolete english land measure usually comprising ¼ of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres, whereas yardland means ..

Virgate is also adjective with the meaning: rod-shaped: straight, long, and thin, the habitus of plants with straight, erect branches.

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  1. Virgate as a noun (historical):

    The yardland: an obsolete English land measure usually comprising ¼ of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres.

  1. Virgate as an adjective (particularly, _, botany):

    Rod-shaped: straight, long, and thin, the habitus of plants with straight, erect branches.

  2. Virgate as an adjective (mycology):

    Finely striped, often with dark fibers.

  1. Yardland as a noun (historical):

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