Commentary for Avodah Zarah 14:11
תניא נחום המדי אומר השבת מתעשר זרע וירק וזירין אמרו לו נשתקע הדבר ולא נאמר והאיכא ר"א דקאי כוותיה דתנן ר' אליעזר אומר השבת מתעשרת זרע וירק וזירין התם בדגנוניתא
It is [further] taught: Nahum the Mede says: The dill plant is subject to tithe whether [in its state of] seeds, or vegetables, or pods. They said to him: Let this matter be suppressed and left unsaid. But is there not R. Eliezer who holds the same opinion; for we learned: R. Eliezer said: The dill plant is subject to tithe whether in its state of seeds, or vegetable, or pods? That refers to the garden variety.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
Only the edible portions of vegetables must be tithed. According to Nahum the Mede, all three parts of the dill plant are edible and therefore, all three must be tithed.
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Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
Eliezer seems to agree with Nahum—so why do the rabbis oppose him. The answer is that R. Eliezer refers only to the garden variety of dill. Wild dill does not require tithing for all three parts.
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