The identity of this [[Hyponymy and hypernymy|autohyponym]] which names the vegetables suitable for the ''[[mitzvah]]''species was preserved among the Jews of Yemen as the plant ''[[Sonchus oleraceus]]'', a relative of [[dandelion]] native to Israel.<ref>[[Adin Steinsaltz]], ''Talmud Bavli – explained, punctuated and translated", Pesachim, volume A, p. 276</ref> The word "maror" is an [[Hyponymy and hypernymy|autohyponym]], referring both to a particular species of plant, and to any species suitable for use at the Seder.