Pronunciation: ' zel-k ə -v ə , zel- ' k ō -v ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Russian zel'kova, zel'kva, from Georgian dzelkva
Date: circa 1890
: a tall widely spreading Japanese tree ( Zelkova serrata ) of the elm family that is often used as an ornamental and shade tree in place of the American elm because of its resistance to Dutch elm disease