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'''Etrog''' ({{lang-he|{{Script/Hebrew|אֶתְרוֹג}}}}, plural: ''{{transliteration|he|etrogim}}''; [[Ashkenazi Hebrew]]: ''{{transliteration|he|esrog}}'', plural: ''{{transliteration|he|esrogim}}'') is the yellow [[citron]] or ''Citrus medica'' used by Jews during the week-long holiday of [[Sukkot]] as one of the [[four species]]. Together with the ''[[lulav]]'', ''[[hadass]]'', and ''[[Aravah (Sukkot)|aravah]]'', the ''etrog'' is taken in hand and held or waved during specific portions of the holiday prayers. Special care is often given to selecting an ''etrog'' for the performance of the Sukkot holiday rituals.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-calabria-rabbis-and-farmers-continue-a-2000-year-old-etrog-tradition/amp/ | title=In Calabria, rabbis and farmers continue a 2,000-year-old etrog tradition &#124; the Times of Israel | website=[[The Times of Israel]] }}</ref>