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perilla

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /pəˈɹɪl.ə/
  • rhymes with -ɪlə

1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small genus of Asiatic herbs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Perilla

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: asterid dicot genus

History

Etymology

From translingual Perilla (genus name).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: alfàbrega japonesa — East Asian herb
  • Chinese Cantonese: 紫蘇 /紫苏 (ji2 sou1) — East Asian herb
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紫蘇 /紫苏 (zǐsū) — East Asian herb
  • Daur: bal — East Asian herb
  • Finnish: veripeippi — East Asian herb
  • French: perilla — East Asian herb
  • French: pérille — East Asian herb
  • French: pérille de Nankin — East Asian herb
  • Japanese: 紫蘇 (shiso) — East Asian herb
  • Korean: 들깨 (deulkkae) — East Asian herb
  • Korean: 깻잎 (kkaennip) — East Asian herb
  • Nepali: सिलाम (silām) — East Asian herb
  • Russian: пери́лла (perílla) — East Asian herb
  • Russian: судза́ (sudzá) — East Asian herb
  • Vietnamese: tía tô — East Asian herb