(ahr-ba mee-NEEM) n. The "Four Kinds or Types of agricultural produce commanded by the Torah to be held together and waved in all directions during Sukkot. The Four Kinds are: The Etrog - the citron fruit The Lulav - the branch of the date palm Hadasim - three myrtle twigs Aravot - two willow branches.

The Four Species (Hebrew: ארבעת המינים, Arba'at Ha-Minim, also called Arba Minim) are three types of branches and one type of fruit which are held together and waved in a special ceremony during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The waving of the Four Species is a mitzvah prescribed by the Torah, and contains symbolic allusions to a Jew's service of God.