Zelkova

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Alternative spellings 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.2.4 Translations 1.3 See also 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.3 Synonym

English

Etymology

1893 From New Latin (genus name) from Russian дзельква (dzel'kva) from a Caucasian language, possibly Georgian ძელქვა (tselkva)

Noun

zelkova (zelkovas)

1. A genus of trees in the elm family.

• For examples of the use of this word see: citations.

Alternative spellings

• Zelkova

Synonyms

• Caucasian elm
• Japanese elm
• keaki, keyaki, kiaki

Derived terms

• Caucasian zelkova
• Chinese zelkova
• Cretan zelkova
• cut-leafed zelkova
• Japanese zelkova
• saw-leaf zelkova
• Schneider's Zelkova

Translations

CJKV Characters: 槻; 欟; æ¬ ; 櫸, 榉 Czech: zelkova, zelkova habrolistá Danish: zelkova Estonian: tselkva French: orme de Sibérie, planere, zelcova m Georgian: ძელქვა (tselkva) German: Zelkove, Zelkowe, Zelkoua, Zelkowa

Italian: olmo siberiano, azad, zelcova f Japanese: ケヤキ (æ¬ , keyaki) Korean: 느티나무 (neutinamu) Portuguese: olmo cinzento m, zelkova f Russian: дзельква (dzél’kva) f Spanish: olmo chino m, zelkova f

See also

• elm
• Wikipedia article on the zelkova

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Latin

Etymology

Applied in 1841 by Spach in Annales des sciences naturelles - botanique, from Russian.

Noun

1. nomen conservandum for a genus of plants in the family Ulmaceae.

Synonym

• Abelicea Baillon 1875

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