“Gidan zaki” na iya samun ma’anoni da yawa dangane da mahallin da aka yi amfani da shi. Ga wasu ma’anoni kaɗan masu yiwuwa: Zakin Gemu sunan gama-gari ne na shukar wanda kuma aka fi sani da "Big Sagebrush" ( Artemisia tridentata ), wanda asalinsa ne a yammacin Amurka da kuma Kanada. Zaki laƙabi ne ga wani nau'in lemun tsami da ake kira Usnea barbata, wanda ke rataye da rassan bishiya cikin dogayen igiyoyin daji masu kama da na zaki. Har ila yau, Gemu Zaki na iya nufin salon gemu mai kama da na zaki a bayyanarsa. Wannan salon yawanci ya ƙunshi dogon gashi mai gudana wanda aka yarda ya yi girma zuwa gefen fuska da wuyansa, amma an datse shi gajarta a kusa da baki da haɓɓaka. Ba zan iya tantance wanne daga cikin waɗannan ma'anoni, ko wasu, ƙila kuke nufi ba.