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episcia

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e⋅pi⋅sci⋅a

[i-pish-ee-uh, i-pish-uh]
–noun
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.

Origin:
1865–70; < NL < Gk episkiá fem. of episkiós shaded, equiv. to epi- epi- + -skios, adj. deriv. of skiá shade, shadow
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episcia

noun
any plant of the genus Episcia; usually creeping and stoloniferous and of cascading habit; grown for their colorful foliage and flowers 
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