Main Entry:

zel·ko·va

Pronunciation:

\ˈzel-kə-və, zel-ˈkō-və\

Function:

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