Mishnah for Oktzin 2:9

קִשּׁוּת שֶׁנְּטָעָהּ בְּעָצִיץ וְהִגְדִּילָה וְיָצְאָה חוּץ לֶעָצִיץ, טְהוֹרָה. אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן, מַה טִּיבָהּ לִטָּהֵר. אֶלָּא הַטָּמֵא בְּטֻמְאָתוֹ, וְהַטָּהוֹר יֵאָכֵל:

Regarding a zucchini which one planted in a pot and it grew and emerged out of the pot [and onto the earth], it is pure [and cannot be rendered impure]. Rabbi Shimon says: [regarding the part of the plant still within the pot,] what is in its nature that it be considered pure? Rather, that which is [or can be rendered] impure [remains] in its impurity, and that which is pure [i.e. that which is outside of the pot] may be eaten.

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