/i pish"ee euh, i pish"euh/ , n.
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
[ 1865-70; episkiá fem. of episkiós shaded, equiv. to epi- EPI- + -skios, adj. deriv. of skiá shade, shadow ]