zelkova
[ zel-kuh-vuh, zel-koh- ]
/ ˈzɛl kə və, zɛlˈkoʊ- /
noun
any of several trees of the genus Zelkova, native to Asia, related to and resembling the elms.
Origin of zelkova
< New Latin (1841) < Russian
dzélʾkva, dzélʾkova, presumably < a language of Transcaucasia, where the tree is native