palm-æppel

palm-æppel, m.n: fruit of the palm, a date. (PALM-APP-pell)

Palm tree in a Franco-Flemish bestiary. France (Thérouanne?), formerly Flanders, c. 1270. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig XV 3 (83.MR.173), f. 10v. [getty.edu]

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