ˌpepəˈrōmēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek peperi pepper + homoios like, same + New Latin -ia — more at same
1. capitalized : a very large genus of tropical fleshy often epiphytic climbing herbs (family Piperaceae) having flowers with two stamens and confluent anther cells and being often cultivated for their showy variegated leaves
2. -s : any plant of Peperomia or a closely related genus