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perilla

/pəˈɹɪl.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
per-il-la
IPA
/pəˈɹɪl.ə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Perilla.

Usage

Inflected Forms

perillas (plural)

Derived Forms

perillaldehyde perillyl

Synonyms

beefsteak plant shiso

Rhymes With

villa serial killer manila vanilla gorilla godzilla priscilla flotilla anguilla chinchilla scylla maxilla

Questions

How do you pronounce perilla?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈɹɪl.ə/.
What does perilla mean?
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.
Where does perilla come from?
Borrowed from taxonomic name Perilla.

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