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‖ Peperomia Bot.|pɛpəˈrəʊmɪə|
[mod.L., f. Gr. πέπερι pepper.]
A large genus of herbaceous plants of the pepper family (Piperaceæ), found in warm climates, bearing spikes of minute flowers, and in some species ornamental foliage.
1882Garden 15 July 41/3 Very few of the Peperomias are worthy of general culture. 1896Westm. Gaz. 18 Feb. 3/3 Covered with soft green moss and quantities of peperomias, begonias, and ferns of all possible different shapes. |