virga

vir·ga

V0112600 (vûr′gə)n. Wisps of precipitation streaming from a cloud but evaporating before reaching the ground.

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[Latin, twig, virga.]

virga

(ˈvɜːɡə) n (Physical Geography) (sometimes functioning as plural) meteorol wisps of rain or snow, seen trailing from clouds, that evaporate before reaching the earth[C20: from Latin: streak]

vir•ga

(ˈvɜr gə)

n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground. [1935–40; < Latin: rod, streak]

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virga - light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)downfall, precipitation - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)