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Small genus of Asiatic herbs
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perilla
Word definitions for perilla in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Perilla is a herb of the mint family, Lamiaceae . Though known to several cultures by different names, the disparate varieties are now classified under the single species Perilla frutescens . The plant overall resembles the stinging nettle , though the ...
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n. The plant shiso
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Perilla \Pe*ril"la\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A genus of labiate herbs, of which one species ( Perilla ocimoides , or Perilla Nankinensis ) is often cultivated for its purple or variegated foliage.
Usage examples of perilla.
Shizuka exclaimed when she saw the delicacies of the season, raw sea bream and squid, broiled eel with green perilla and horseradish, pickled cucumbers and salted lotus root, rare black mushrooms and burdock, laid out on the lacquer trays.