peperomia

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pɛpəˈrəʊmɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pep′ə rō′mē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pep•er•o•mi•a  (pep′ə rō′mē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of numerous tropical and subtropical plants belonging to the genus Peperomia, of the pepper family, cultivated as houseplants for their ornamental foliage.
  • Greek péper(i) pepper + (h)om(ós) same (see homo-; the intended sense is probably that of hómoios like, similar) + Neo-Latin -ia -ia
  • Neo-Latin

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
peperomia / pɛpəˈrəʊmɪə/
  1. any plant of the large genus Peperomia from tropical and subtropical America with slightly fleshy ornamental leaves, some of which are grown as pot plants: family Piperaceae
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek peperi pepper + homoios similar + -ia
'peperomia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pepper family

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