perilla
noun/pəˈɹɪl.ə/
Etymology From translingual Perilla (genus name).
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.
- The smell of burnt flesh, which the perilla seeds couldn't wholly mask, pricked my nose.2015, Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith, The Vegetarian, Granta, published 2018, page 42:
- Synonyms
- beefsteak plant, shiso
- Derived terms
- perillaldehyde, perillyl