Peperomia
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See also: peperomia
Translingual
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin peperomia, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”) + ὅμοιος (hómoios, “similar, like”).
Proper noun
Peperomia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Piperaceae – pepper-like herbaceous perennials.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, magnoliids - clades; Piperales - order; Piperaceae - family; Piperoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): See
List of Peperomia species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- Peperomia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Peperomia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Peperomia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Peperomia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Peperomia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Peperomia at USDA Plants database
- Peperomia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Peperomia at Tropicos
