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/pəˈɹɪl.ə/ · noun
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.
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Perilla means 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..
Common synonyms include beefsteak plant, shiso, genus perilla.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The smell of burnt flesh, which the perilla seeds couldn't wholly mask, pricked my nose.
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