Home › Words › S › skimmiaskimmiaskimmia means any of the genus Skimmia of evergreen shrubs and trees.EtymologyFrom the genus name.nounAny of the genus Skimmia of evergreen shrubs and trees.e.g.“For those customers she recommends shrubs, especially broad-leaved evergreens like skimmia, aucuba, and variegated leucothoe.” — 2008 April 4, Stephen Orr, “When a Garden Is a Weekend Affair”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gardenia 66% match — Any of various tropical evergreen small trees or shrubs, of the genus Gardenia, having glossy leaves and white flowers. vs skimmia →xylosma 63% match — Any of various evergreen shrubs and small trees in the genus Xylosma vs skimmia →ochna 63% match — Any of the genus Ochna of evergreen trees, shrubs and shrublets. vs skimmia →sophora 62% match — Any of the genus Sophora of small trees and shrubs related to the pea. vs skimmia →myrica 61% match — Any of the genus Myrica of shrubs and trees. vs skimmia →clethra 60% match — Any of the genus Clethra of flowering shrubs or small trees bearing flowers in clusters. vs skimmia →drimys 60% match — A genus of evergreen trees and shrubs in the family Winteraceae. vs skimmia →magnolia 60% match — A tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves. vs skimmia →