Myrtus
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Myrtus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. It was first described by Swedish botanist Linnaeus in 1753.
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Myrtus communis – MHNT
Unripe myrtle berries of blue ("black") variety.
Lulav
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Lulav is a closed frond of the date palm tree. It is one of the Four Species used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The other Species are the hadass, aravah, and etrog. When bound together, the lul
Four Species, with the lulav longest in the middle
Isidor Kaufmann: Child with Lulav
A man testing whether a lulav is kosher, Jerusalem, 1969
The tiyomet, or twin middle leaf of the lulav, shown split