|
|
Definition of Perilla
1. Noun. Small genus of Asiatic herbs.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Labiatae, Family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Mint Family
Member holonyms: Beefsteak Plant, Perilla Frutescens Crispa
Definition of Perilla
1. n. A genus of labiate herbs, of which one species (Perilla ocimoides, or P. Nankinensis) is often cultivated for its purple or variegated foliage.
Definition of Perilla
1. Noun. The plant shiso ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Perilla
1. an Asian herb [n -S]
Medical Definition of Perilla
1.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perilla
Literary usage of Perilla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Poems by Walter Cochrane Bronson (1909)
"TO perilla Ah, my perilla, dost thou grieve to see Me, day by day, to steal away
from thee? 1648. Age calls me hence, and my gray hairs bid come And haste ..."
2. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1916)
"To perilla. Ah, my perilla! dost thou grieve to see Me, day by day, to steal away
from thee? Age calls me hence, and my gray hairs bid come, And haste away ..."
3. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1880)
"To perilla. Ah, my perilla ! dost thou grieve to see Me, day by day, to steal
away from thee ? Age calls me hence, and my gray hairs bid come, ..."
4. The English Poets by Thomas Humphry Ward (1885)
"To perilla. Ah, my perilla! dost thou grieve to see Me, day by day, to steal away
from thee? Age calls me hence, and my gray hairs bid come, And haste away ..."
5. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers by Thomas Humphry Ward (1905)
"Age calls me hence, and my gray hairs bid come, And haste away to mine eternal
home ; 'Twill not be long, perilla, after this, ..."
Other Resources:
