שיץ

שֵׁיץm. (v. preced.; cmp. נו̇צָה) 1) prickly branch of the date palm.Pl. שֵׁיצִים, שֵׁיצִין, שֵׁצִ׳. Tosef.Shebi.VII, 16; Pes.53a על של בין הש׳ as long as there are dates on the single branches, opp. כפים, v. כִּיפָּה. 2) late (stony) date on the palm-tree.Pl. as ab. Y.Sabb.I, 4a bot. ש׳ שבכפים the stony dates on the top branches; Y.Bets. III, 62a (not שבכפיס).