zelkova
noun/ˈzɛlkəvə/
Etymology From New Latin (genus name) from Russian дзе́льква (dzélʹkva, “tree, wood”), from Georgian ძელქვა (ʒelkva), from Old Georgian ძელქვაჲ (ʒelkvay), from ძელი (ʒeli, “beam”) + ქვაჲ (kvay, “stone”).
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A kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova).
- While she waits for the doctor to come down from the consultation room, she turns to look at the zelkova tree which stands in the hospital's front garden.2015, Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith, The Vegetarian, Granta, published 2018, page 135:
- Synonyms
- Caucasian elm, Japanese elm, keaki, keyaki, kiaki
- Derived terms
- Caucasian zelkova, Chinese zelkova, Cretan zelkova, cut-leafed zelkova, Japanese zelkova, saw-leaf zelkova, Schneider's zelkova, Sicilian zelkova
- Related terms
- elm