perilla
/pəˈɹɪl.ə/
perilla noun: an East Asian herb with flavorful leaves used in cooking and as a garnish, Perilla frutescens. Also grown for the seeds, which contain an edible and industrially-useful oil.
Noun
perilla (countable and uncountable, plural perillas)
- An East Asian herb with flavorful leaves used in cooking and as a garnish, Perilla frutescens. Also grown for the seeds, which contain an edible and industrially-useful oil.
- The smell of burnt flesh, which the perilla seeds couldn't wholly mask, pricked my nose.2015, Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith, The Vegetarian, Granta, published 2018, page 42
- Synonyms:
- beefsteak plant, shiso
perilla meaning in Nepali and Vietnamese
perilla in Nepali
- East Asian herb
- सिलाम silām
perilla in Vietnamese
- East Asian herb
- tía tô
Synonyms of perilla
- beefsteak plant
- shiso
Forms of perilla
| plural | perillas |
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Origin of perilla
Borrowed from taxonomic name Perilla.
Words formed from perilla
Words that rhyme with perilla
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- flotilla
- granadilla
- maxilla
- villa
- cascarilla
- cedilla
- coronilla
- mammilla
- mantilla
- Priscilla
- rachilla
- sabadilla
- sapodilla
- scilla
- scintilla
- tefilla
- Anguilla
- antiguerrilla
- aspergilla
- axizilla
- bitchzilla
- bridezilla
- camarilla
- Chipzilla
- couplezilla
- cuntzilla
- Drusilla
- Fedzilla
- fibrilla
- Godzilla
- groomzilla
- hemimaxilla
- hydrilla
- manilla
- millah
- momzilla
- premaxilla
- promzilla
- salsilla
- scrilla
- sensilla
- septomaxilla
- serial killer
- sherilla
- Silla
- sinsemilla
- spirilla
- submaxilla
Questions about perilla
- What does perilla mean?
- Perilla means an East Asian herb with flavorful leaves used in cooking and as a garnish, Perilla frutescens. Also grown for the seeds, which contain an edible and industrially-useful oil.
- What is perilla in Nepali?
- Perilla in Nepali is सिलाम (silām). See Perilla meaning in Nepali.
- What part of speech is perilla?
- Perilla is a noun.
- How do you pronounce perilla?
- Perilla is pronounced /pəˈɹɪl.ə/.
- What is the plural of perilla?
- The plural of perilla is perillas.
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