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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity); 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

virga
    n 1: light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches
         the ground (especially when the lower air is low in
         humidity)


Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

VIRGA. An obsolete word, which signifies a rod or staff, such as sheriffs,
bailiffs, and constables carry, as a badge or ensign of their office.