virgo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo
    Virgin.
  2. noun a large zodiacal constellation on the equator; between Leo and Libra
  3. noun the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22
    Virgin; Virgo the Virgin.

WordNet


Vir"go noun
Etymology
L. virgo a virgin, the constellation Virgo in the zodiac. See Virgin.
Definitions
  1. (Astron.) (a) A sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of August, marked thus [Virgo] in almanacs. (b) A constellation of the zodiac, now occupying chiefly the sign Libra, and containing the bright star Spica.

Webster 1913