peperomia
noun
pep·er·o·mia ˌpe-pə-ˈrō-mē-ə 
: any of a genus (Peperomia) of fleshy tropical herbs of the pepper family often cultivated for their showy variegated leaves
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web It’s official: 2022 has been declared the year of the peperomia. 
Frederick Tippett, Sunset Magazine, 9 Dec. 2021 The new version shows @singitcorey propagating a peperomia. Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2021 Medium-light plants include begonia, croton, fiddle-leaf fig, peperomia, rubber plant, schefflera, and spider plant. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2021 The cissus discolor and a peperomia plant are among his fall picks. Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2019 Sitting just beside the visitor entrance there is a 40-foot long and 15-foot high living wall filled with a wild assortment of tropical foliage plants – peperomias, lipstick plants and a whole lot more. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2018
Frederick Tippett, Sunset Magazine, 9 Dec. 2021 The new version shows @singitcorey propagating a peperomia. Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2021 Medium-light plants include begonia, croton, fiddle-leaf fig, peperomia, rubber plant, schefflera, and spider plant. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2021 The cissus discolor and a peperomia plant are among his fall picks. Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2019 Sitting just beside the visitor entrance there is a 40-foot long and 15-foot high living wall filled with a wild assortment of tropical foliage plants – peperomias, lipstick plants and a whole lot more. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2018 Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek peperi pepper + homoios like, similar — more at homeo-
First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above