vvirga, = a slender green branch, a twig, sprout, switch, rod;
(slender green branch, twig, scion, stripe)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
virgatus, = made of twigs or osiers.
(twiggy, long and slender, or streaked, rod-like)
(referring to the growth habit)
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