释义 |
‖ perilla Bot.|pəˈrɪlə| [mod.L. (Linnæus, 1764); origin unknown.] A small genus of Labiates, natives of eastern Asia; esp. P. ocimoides, grown as a half-hardy ornamental plant on account of its deep-purple leaves.
1788Rees Chambers's Cycl., Perilla, in Botany... There is only one species. 1887G. Nicholson's Dict. Garden., Perilla, a genus consisting of only two or three species,..natives of the mountains of India and China. 1900Echo 12 June 1/5 Geraniums, calceolarias, perilla, and coleus were not allowed to intrude their weedy presence. |