: 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 WebThey’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 This hearty dish features potatoes (gamja), scallions, ground perilla seed, and bits of pork cooked in a pork bone broth.—Violet Kim, CNN, 28 June 2023 Variation: Slice the daikon radish paper thin (or use a mandolin slicer) and layer with perilla (wild sesame) leaves, stack the layer in a container, then pour the pickling liquid over.—Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023 My dad finally gave me her pot of perilla.—Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2022 This formula relies on flaxseed and perilla seed oils to strengthen keratin, as well as skin-softening apricot seed oil to keep fingers in tip-top shape, and earned our coveted Best of Beauty Award in 2018.—Alexis Rhiannon, Allure, 16 Mar. 2023
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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.
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