# virgula

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvəːɡjʊlə/

## Definitions
1. A small, thin, straight growth
2. A small, thin, straight growth
3. A divining or dowsing rod.
4. Any small rod.
5. Synonym of virgule: a punctuation mark.
6. Synonym of stem: the tail of a note.
7. Synonym of virga: one of the neumes of medieval musical notation.

## Etymology
From Latin virgula (“twig; wand; scratch comma”), from virga (“branch; rod”) + -ulus (“-ule: forming diminutives”). As a dowsing rod, via virgula divina or divinatoria. Doublet of virgule.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/virgula