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PEPEROMIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of various plants of the genus Peperomia; grown primarily for their often succulent foliage
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("peperomia" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "peperomia"):
Peperomia argyreia; Peperomia sandersii; watermelon begonia (grown as a houseplant for its silvery striped fleshy foliage; South America)
Holonyms ("peperomia" is a member of...):
genus Peperomia (large genus of small tropical usually succulent herbs)
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