HyperDic: perilla

English > 1 sense of the word Perilla:
NOUNplantPerilla, genus Perillasmall genus of Asiatic herbs
English > Perilla: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall genus of Asiatic herbs.
Synonymgenus Perilla
Member ofLabiatae, family Labiatae, Lamiaceae, family Lamiaceae, mint familyA large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint
Membersbeefsteak plant, Perilla frutescens crispaplant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishgenus perilla, perilla
Catalangenus perilla, perilla

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