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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 foliage
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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