Commentary for Avodah Zarah 70:3
כמאן כי האי תנא (דתניא) ר"א אומר המעמיד בשרף הערלה אסור מפני שהוא פירי
Whose opinion does this [last answer] follow? That of the following tanna; for we learned: R. Eliezer says: If milk is curdled with sap of orlah it is forbidden because it is considered fruit!
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
R. Joshua and R. Eliezer disagree as to whether one may use the sap from an orlah tree, R. Joshua permits and R. Eliezer prohibits. So at first, the Talmud thinks that R. Nahman b. Yitzchak follows R. Eliezer who prohibits all sap. But then the Talmud realizes that if this sap comes from the fruit of an orlah tree, even R. Joshua prohibits it. Thus R. Nahman b. Yitzchak can accord even with R. Joshua (phew!).
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