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PERILLA FRUTESCENS CRISPA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Perilla frutescens crispa mean? 

PERILLA FRUTESCENS CRISPA (noun)
  The noun PERILLA FRUTESCENS CRISPA has 1 sense:

1. plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliageplay

  Familiarity information: PERILLA FRUTESCENS CRISPA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PERILLA FRUTESCENS CRISPA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

beefsteak plant; Perilla frutescens crispa

Hypernyms ("Perilla frutescens crispa" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Perilla frutescens crispa" is a member of...):

genus Perilla; Perilla (small genus of Asiatic herbs)


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