Commentary for Bava Batra 111:9
לאפוקי מאי לאפוקי קיני קניזי וקדמוני תניא רבי מאיר אומר נפתוחא ערבאה ושלמאה רבי יהודה אומר הר שעיר עמון ומואב רבי שמעון אומר ערדיסקיס אסיא ואספמיא:
As R. 'Aha b. Awia was once sitting in front of R. Assi, he laid down the following rule in the name of R. Assi b. Hanina: A cistus hedge forms a partition in the estate of a proselyte. What is a cistus hedge? — Rab Judah said in the name of Rab: The plant with which Joshua marked the boundaries of the land of Canaan for the Israelites.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the boundaries between the tribes, families and individuals. According to tradition, this plant was chosen for the purpose because its roots go straight down and do not spread on either side; hence neither neighbour could complain that the other was encroaching. ');"><sup>8</sup></span>
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