Jastrow: כּוּפְרָא III

כּוּפְרָא III m. (כפר) the inflorescence of palms, a spike covered with numerous flowers, and enveloped by one or more sheathing bracts called spathes (v. Cyclop. Brit. s. v. Palm, a. Löw Pfl. p. 118); the date-berry in its early stage. Pes. 56ᵃ מנהי כ׳ דיכרא וכ׳ (for fertilization) they put the male flower (scatter the pollen) over the female tree. B. Kam. 59ᵇ האי מאן דקץ כ׳ וכ׳ if one cuts a date flower what damages has he to pay?—Succ. 32ᵃ ואימא כ׳ perhaps (Lev. XXIII, 40) the spike is meant?—Ber. 36ᵇ בכ׳ in the early stage of the berry.—Pl. כּוּפְרֵי. Pes. 52ᵇ (Ms. M. sing.), v. כָּפְנִי.—Keth. 10ᵃ אסבוהו כ׳, v. סְבָא. [Y. Shebi. II, 34ᵃ bot. כופריא, v. next w.]