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perilla: Meaning and Definition of

pe•ril•la

Pronunciation: (pu-ril'u), [key]
— n.
  1. any of several aromatic Asian plants belonging to the genus Perilla, of the mint family, esp. P. frutescens, which has become naturalized in the eastern U.S. and from which perilla oil is obtained.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
peril perilla oil
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