peperomia

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounpeperomia (plural peperomias)

plural peperomias

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

Origin

  1. New Latinpeperomia
  2. Englishpeperomia

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

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Translations

Latin peperomia
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Polish peperomia, pieprzówka
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Russian пеперо́мия
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Spanish peperomia
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Cite this entry
APA

peperomia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peperomia

MLA

“peperomia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peperomia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peperomia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peperomia.

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