Associations to the word «Perilla»

Wiktionary

PERILLA, noun. The plant shiso
PERILLA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae   — the shiso herb.

Dictionary definition

PERILLA, noun. Small genus of Asiatic herbs.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats