לוף

לוֹףm. (cmp. לֶפֶת) lof, a plant similar to colocasia, with edible leaves and root, and bearing beans. (It is classified with onions and garlic. Peah VI, 10. Shebi. V, 2 הטומן את הל׳וכ׳ he who puts lof in the ground for preservation in the Sabbatical year. Y. ib. 35d bot. (read:) עד כדון ל׳ בצלים מהו so much about lof; how about onions? (Answ.) היא ל׳ היא בצלים the same law applies to lof and to onions. Ib. (ref. to Mish. 3) בעלי ל׳ שוטהוכ׳ the Mishnah speaks of leaves of the wild lof, i. e. lof trained for the leaves. Ib. VII, 1 עלה ל׳ השוטה the (edible) leaves of the wild lof; ib. 2 עקר ל׳ הש׳ the (inedible) root of Sabb.XVIII, 1 מתיר בל׳וכ׳ permits the handling of (the beans) of lof, because it may be used as food for ravens. Tosef.Maasr.III, 10 גומות הל׳ (ed. Zuck. גומת) lof preserved in pits, v. supra. Y.Erub.III, beg.20c הל׳ והקולקס the bean of the lof and of the colocasia (not eaten raw), a. fr.