*אַסְפַּסְתָּא, (reduplic. of סף, v. ספי; cmp. b. h. מִסְפּוֹא)
*אַסְפַּסְתָּא, fodder for cattle. Targ. Y. Gen. XXIV, 25; a. fr.
*אַסְפַּסְתָּא, (in Talm. Bab.) any plant especially adapted for fodder, grass (Pers. ifsist, clover, prob. an adaptation of our w.; v. Snh. 93ᵃ: ‘to import ביזרא דא׳aspasta-seed’; Yalk. Dan. 1060 מא׳, corr. acc.). Yeb. 121ᵇ קטול א׳ cut grass. B. Kam. 20ᵃ; Ab. Zar. 28ᵇ פתילה דא׳ long stalks of asp.—Ib. משחא דא׳ (Ms. a. old ed. דאפרסמא). B. Bath. 28ᵇ