ZELKOVA


Meaning of ZELKOVA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈzel-kə-və, zel-ˈkō-və ]

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

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