Commentary for Sukkah 62:6

ולא בעי הדר והא אנן תנן הירוק ככרתי רבי מאיר מכשיר ורבי יהודה פוסל לאו משום דבעי הדר לא משום דלא גמר פירא

But do we not teach, "[An Etrog] green as turquoise, Rabbi Meir validates, and Rabbi Yehudah invalidates?" Is [Rabbi Yehudah's opinion] not because he requires beauty? No. It is because it has not ripened yet [and is not a complete Etrog].

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