peperomia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant of the genus Peperomia, some of which are popular houseplants.

Word forms

peperomia peperomias

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin peperomia, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”) + ὅμοιος (hómoios, “similar, like”).

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