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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. countable, uncountable

   "The smell of burnt flesh, which the perilla seeds couldn't wholly mask, pricked my nose."

Synonyms

All synonyms

beefsteak plantbeefsteak plantgenus perillashisoshiso

Example

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"The smell of burnt flesh, which the perilla seeds couldn't wholly mask, pricked my nose."

Etymology

From translingual Perilla (genus name).

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