Commentary for Kiddushin 77:9
מה בהמתך בהרבעה אף שדך בהרכבה ומה בהמתך נוהג בין בארץ בין בח"ל אף שדך נוהג בין בארץ בין בח"ל
kil 'ayim [is forbidden] by the words of the Soferim?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. p. 79, n. 7.');"><sup>17</sup></span> - There is no difficulty: the one refers to kil'ayim of the vineyard, and the other to the grafting of [heterogeneous] tree[s].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the latter case diverse growths are actually grafted on each other: that is Biblically forbidden. But in kil'ayim of the vineyard diverse seeds are grown near each other, and though their roots may even intertwine, there is no actual grafting; that is forbidden by Rabbinic law only.');"><sup>18</sup></span> That agrees with Samuel.
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