perilla

noun

pe·ril·la pə-ˈri-lə

: any of a genus (Perilla) of Asian mints that have a bilabiate fruiting calyx and rugose nutlets

Examples of perilla in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web They’re served alongside a cup of chimichurri infused with the minty, citrusy notes of perilla leaves. —

Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2024 Tien elevates the idea by wrapping ground Wagyu beef, perfumed with lemongrass and funky with fish sauce, in easier-to-find perilla leaves that give the meat a minty freshness. —

Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024 There’s also roasted chicken consommé to start, ban-chan and cold perilla seed noodles on the side, and soft-serve fro-yo for dessert. —

Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2024 These soft chews contain a blend of natural ingredients, including nettle leaf, perilla leaf, and quercetin, which work together to support a healthy immune system and ease allergy symptoms. —

Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for perilla

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, genus name, of unknown origin

Note: Taxon introduced by Linnaeus in Genera plantarum, 6th edition, (Stockholm, 1764), p. 578. Linnaeus gives no source or explanation for the coinage. The name Perilla is known in Latin literature from poems addressed by Ovid to a real or pseudonymous "Perilla," though inscriptional evidence for such a given name in Rome is apparently lacking.

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of perilla was in 1900

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