Perilla
Translingual
Etymology
Named by Carl Linnaeus in the 5th edition of the Genera Plantarum, of unknown further origin. Perhaps named after a character of the same name found in poems written by Ovid, though this is unconfirmed because Linnaeus makes no mention of how he derived the name.[1]
Proper noun
Perilla f
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Lamiaceae - family; Nepetoideae - subfamily; Elsholtzieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Perilla frutescens - type species, possibly the only species
Derived terms
References
Perilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Perilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Perilla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Perilla at The Plant List
- “perilla”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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