אָפִיל, slow to ripen, late in the season. M. Kat. 6ᵃ א׳ late produces, opp. בַּכִּיר. Gen. R. s. 61, beg. זרע בא׳ sow at the advanced season. Fem. אֲפִילָה advanced autumn, rainy season. Y. Taan. I, 64ᵃ bot.—Pl. אֲפִילוֹת. Y. R. Hash. III, beg. 47ᵇ sheeps which conceive late in the season.—קרן אפיל, v. אָפֵל II.