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perillas

perillas is the plural of perilla.

Meaning of perilla

Noun

perilla (countable and uncountable, plural perillas)

  1. 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

Questions about perillas

What is perillas the plural of?
Perillas is the plural of perilla.

Words near perillas in the dictionary

  1. perilithon
  2. perill
  3. perilla
  4. perillaldehyde
  5. perillartine
  6. perillas
  7. perilled
  8. perilless
  9. perilling
  10. Perillo
  11. Perillos

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