zelkova
See also: Zelkova
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Etymology edit
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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zelkova (plural zelkovas)
- A kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova). [from 19th c.]
- 2015, Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith, The Vegetarian, Granta, published 2018, page 135:
- 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.
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- For quotations using this term, see Citations:zelkova.
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- 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)
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kind of tree in the elm family
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Etymology edit
Ultimately from Georgian ძელქვა (ʒelkva).
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