עֵץ, tree, pole; wood. Esth. R. to V, 12 לאחר שעשה העץ after having made the gallows. Tam. II, 3, a. fr. עץ שמן pine-wood. Gen. R. s. 15 אילן שעֵצוֹ נאכל וכ׳ a tree whose wood is as fit to eat as its fruit. Sifra Emor, Par. 12, ch. XVI, v. עָנָף; a. v. fr.—Pes. 30ᵇ עץ פרור wooden pot-ladle.—Pl. עֵצִים; constr. עֲצֵי. Tam. l. c. כל הע׳ כשרין וכ׳ all kinds of wood are fit for the altar pile. Ib. 5 עצי תאנה wood of a fig-tree. R. Hash. II, 3 עצי שמן, v. supra; a. v. fr.