Perilla

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See also: perilla, perillà, and perillä

Translingual

Perilla frutescens

Etymology

Named by Carl Linnaeus in the 5th edition of the Genera Plantarum, of unknown further origin. Perhaps named after a character of the same name found in poems written by Ovid, though this is unconfirmed because Linnaeus makes no mention of how he derived the name.

Proper noun

Perilla f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – the shiso herb, found in southeast and east Asia.

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References

  1. ^ “perilla”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Pe‧ri‧lla

Proper noun

Perilla

  1. a surname
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