Fittonia
[fi-toh-nee-uh] /fɪˈtoʊ ni ə/
noun
1.
either of two plants, Fittonia gigantea or F. verschaffeltii, of the acanthus family, native to South America, having conspicuously veined leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
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