pep·er·o·mi·a 
(pĕp′ə-rōmē-ə)
(pĕp′ə-rōmē-ə)n.
Any of numerous usually succulent tropical plants of the genus Peperomia, often grown as houseplants for their ornamental foliage and spikes of small, densely clustered flowers.
[New Latin Peperomia, genus name : Greek peperi, pepper; see PEPPER + Greek homos, same; see HOMO-.]