/pep'euh roh"mee euh/ , n.
any of numerous tropical and subtropical plants belonging to the genus Peperomia, of the pepper family, cultivated as houseplants for their ornamental foliage.
[ péper ( i ) PEPPER + ( h ) om ( ós ) same (see HOMO-; the intended sense is prob. that of hómoios like, similar) + NL -ia -IA ]