Explore Perilla through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Perilla meaning
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.
Synonyms of Perilla
Using Perilla
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: genus perilla, asterid dicot genus.
Context around Perilla
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Perilla
- In this selection, "perilla" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, purple, red and cultivated stand out and add context to how "perilla" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include from purple perilla and luteolin and purple red perilla cultivated from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "perilla" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with perilla
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The product is anchored by scientific references that explore the effects of various natural substances, from purple perilla and luteolin to ginseng and quercetin, on weight and metabolism. (28 words)
In his left hand is a bushy bouquet of dark purple (red perilla), cultivated from seeds that his father had secreted in his luggage following a trip to Tokyo. (29 words)
In his left hand is a bushy bouquet of dark purple (red perilla), cultivated from seeds that his father had secreted in his luggage following a trip to Tokyo. (29 words)
The product is anchored by scientific references that explore the effects of various natural substances, from purple perilla and luteolin to ginseng and quercetin, on weight and metabolism. (28 words)
Example sentences (2)
The product is anchored by scientific references that explore the effects of various natural substances, from purple perilla and luteolin to ginseng and quercetin, on weight and metabolism.
In his left hand is a bushy bouquet of dark purple (red perilla), cultivated from seeds that his father had secreted in his luggage following a trip to Tokyo.