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zelkova (iou)



zelkova noun. L19.
[mod. Latin (see below), from zelkoua, tselkwa, cited as local names of Zelkova carpinifolia in the Caucasus: cf. Russian dzel'kva grabolistnaya.]
Any of several deciduous trees constituting the genus Zelkova, of the elm family, which are chiefly native to China, Japan, and the Caucasus, and bear toothed leaves and small green flowers. Also zelkova tree.