keyaki
/kiːˈ(j)ɑːki/ /keɪːˈ(j)ɑːki/(also kiaki, kiyaki)
noun
A deciduous tree, Zelkova serrata (family Ulmaceae), native to Japan and other parts of eastern Asia, commonly planted as a shade tree and formerly for timber.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From Japanese keyaki, (regional) kiyaki, kiyake from a first element of uncertain origin, perhaps keya conspicuous, different (on account of the unusual grain of its wood; from ke other, strange) + -ki tree.
- semi-deponent
- semiderelict
- semi-detached
- semi-detachment
- semidiameter
- semi-documentary
- semi-dome
- semi-double
- semi-elliptical
- semievergreen
- semi-final
- semi-finalist
- semi-finished
- semi-fitted
- semi-fluid
- semiformal
- semifreddo
- semigloss
- semi-independent
- semi-infinite
- semi-invalid
- semi-lethal
- semi-liquid
- semi-literacy
- semi-literate