zelkova
See also: Zelkova
English
Alternative forms
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”).
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:zelkova.
Synonyms
- Caucasian elm
- Japanese elm
- keaki, keyaki, kiaki
Derived terms
- Caucasian zelkova (Zelkova carpinifolia)
- Chinese zelkova (Zelkova sinica)
- Cretan zelkova (Zelkova abelicea)
- cut-leafed zelkova (Zelkova × verschaffeltii)
- Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
- saw-leaf zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
- Schneider's zelkova (Zelkova schneideriana)
- Sicilian zelkova (Zelkova sicula)
Translations
kind of tree in the elm family
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