שַׁלְפּוּפֵי, (cmp. שָׁלִיף) [pouch-like buds,] undeveloped dates. Bekh. 52ᵇ ש׳ והוו תמרי if (at the father’s death) they were shalpufé, and afterwards became full-grown dates; B. Bath. 124ᵃ שְׁלוֹפָפֵי (Ms. M. שלפפי; Ms. H. שַׁלְפּוּפָאֵי; Alf. Ms. שְׁלוֹפָאפֵי; Ms. R. שלחופי = שלפוחי, v. preced.); Yalk. Deut. 928.