Commentary for Pesachim 78:11

או דילמא כל דתקינו רבנן כעין דאורייתא תקון אמר רבא מסתברא מצה ומרור:

This is the general principle of the matter: Whatever has the taste of maror, one can discharge the obligation with it; but whatever does not possess the taste of maror, one cannot discharge the obligation with it!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Here too R. Meir seems to state that both the herbs themselves (i.e.. the leaves) and the stalks may be fresh or dry. And the Mishnah too evidently agrees with R. Meir, since the Rabbis maintain that dried herbs cannot be eaten.');">¹⁴</span> - Explain it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The statement permitting its use dried.');">¹⁵</span> [as referring] to the stalk.

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