noun
- an Asian herb of the mint family with aromatic leaves used in cooking and traditional medicine
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The Korean restaurant garnished the dish with fresh perilla leaves.
- Perilla oil is extracted from the seeds of the plant.
- She grew perilla in her herb garden for making traditional Asian dishes.
- The purple perilla variety is often used as an ornamental plant.
- Perilla leaves have a distinctive flavor that’s popular in Japanese cuisine.
- The farmer harvested perilla seeds to press into cooking oil.