peperomia

noun

pep·er·o·mia ˌpe-pə-ˈrō-mē-ə How to pronounce peperomia (audio)

: 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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek peperi pepper + homoios like, similar — more at homeo-

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

单词	peperomia
释义	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 Word History Etymology New Latin, from Greek peperi pepper + homoios like, similar — more at homeo- First Known Use 1882, in the meaning defined above
随便看	plainness plainnesses plains Plains reach new depths reach one's full potential reach one's limit reach out reach out to reach out to (someone) reach out to someone reach rock bottom reach rod reach-me-down reach/plumb new depths reach/realize one's full potential reach/shoot for the moon reachable reachabler reachablest reached reached for reached out reached out to reached the end of my patience