VIRGA
- (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
- wisps of precipitation evaporating before reaching the ground
- wisps of precipitation evaporating before reaching ground [n VIRGAE, VIRGAS]
- (Latin) a trail of water-drops coming from cloud but not reaching the ground as precipitation [n VIRGAE or VIRGAS]