peperomia

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any of various plants of the genus Peperomia; grown primarily for their often succulent foliage

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin peperomia, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”) + ὅμοιος (hómoios, “similar, like”).

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